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VELVET-LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does velvet-leaf mean? 

VELVET-LEAF (noun)
  The noun VELVET-LEAF has 2 senses:

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

2. 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

  Familiarity information: VELVET-LEAF used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VELVET-LEAF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lavatera arborea; tree mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf

Hypernyms ("velvet-leaf" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("velvet-leaf" is a member of...):

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


Sense 2

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 ("velvet-leaf" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("velvet-leaf" is a member of...):

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


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