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ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abutilon theophrasti mean?
• ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI (noun)
The noun ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Abutilon theophrasti; butter-print; China jute; Indian mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf; velvetweed
Hypernyms ("Abutilon theophrasti" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("Abutilon theophrasti" is a member of...):
Abutilon; genus Abutilon (herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow)
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