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noun
The flowering plant Oenothera curtiflora.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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: velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mallow
History
From velvet + weed.
