'Velvetleaf' definitions:
Definition of 'velvetleaf'
From: WordNet
noun
Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea]
noun
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]
Definition of 'Velvetleaf'
From: GCIDE
- Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the {Cissampelos Pareira}, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein. [1913 Webster]