| velvetleaf | (n) 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, Syn. Indian mallow, velvet-leaf, Abutilon theophrasti, velvetweed, butter-print, China jute |
| Velvetleaf | n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 冏 | [冏] velvetleaf (Abutilon avicennae), plant of the jute family; bright #85,793 [Add to Longdo] |