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

2 senses of velvetleaf

Sense 1
tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea -- (arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti -- (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)
       => mallow -- (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)