Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun velvet_plant

2 senses of velvet plant

Sense 1
mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant -- (any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
velvet plant, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca -- (Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs)
       => houseplant -- (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)