'velvet-leaf' definitions:

Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea]

Tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti]