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VELVETLEAF

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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 Statesplay

Synonyms:

Abutilon theophrasti; butter-print; China jute; Indian mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf; velvetweed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("velvetleaf" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("velvetleaf" is a member of...):

Abutilon; genus Abutilon (herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United Statesplay

Synonyms:

Lavatera arborea; tree mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("velvetleaf" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("velvetleaf" is a member of...):

genus Lavatera; Lavatera (widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers)

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