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Webster 1913 Edition


Velvetleaf

Vel′vet-leafˊ

,
Noun.
(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.

Definition 2024


velvetleaf

velvetleaf

English

Noun

velvetleaf (usually uncountable, plural velvetleafs)

  1. Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
    1. A tall Asian herb, Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
    2. Malva eriocalyx, tree mallow, native to Europe.
    3. Limnocharis flava, yellow velvetleaf, an aquatic flowering plant native to southeast Asia.

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