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noun
Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
A tall Asian herb, of species Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
Tree mallow (Malva eriocalyx), native to Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
Yellow velvetleaf (Limnocharis flava), an aquatic flowering plant native to southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
A succulent of species Kalanchoe beharensis, native to Madagascar, often kept as a houseplant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
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Broader terms: mallow
noun
arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tree mallow, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
From velvet + leaf.
Across languages
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