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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)
- Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
- A tall Asian herb, Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
- Malva eriocalyx, tree mallow, native to Europe.
- Limnocharis flava, yellow velvetleaf, an aquatic flowering plant native to southeast Asia.
Synonyms
- (Arbutilon theophrasti): buttonweed, butterprint, pie marker
- (Malva eriocalyx): Lavatera arborea, Malva arborea
Translations
any plant with a velvety leaf
Abutilon theophrasti
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Malva eriocalyx
Limnocharis flava
- Lavatera arborea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Malva eriocalyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Malva eriocalyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- velvetleaf at USDA Plants database (as Lavatera arborea}
- Limnocharis flava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Limnocharis flava on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Limnocharis flava on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- velvetleaf at USDA Plants database (Limnocharis)