Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VELVETLEAF
VELVETLEAF Vel "vet *leaf `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennæ, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.
New American Oxford Dictionary
velvetleaf
vel vet leaf |ˈvelvətˌlēf ˈvɛlvətlif | ▶noun ( pl. same or velvetleafs ) a Eurasian plant of the mallow family, with large heart-shaped velvety leaves and yellow flowers. It is naturalized in North America, where it has become a serious weed of farmland. [Abutilon theophrasti, family Malvaceae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
velvetleaf
vel ¦vet |leaf |ˈvɛlvɪtliːf | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Eurasian plant of the mallow family, with large heart-shaped velvety leaves and yellow flowers. It is naturalized in North America, where it has become a serious weed of farmland. ●Abutilon theophrasti, family Malvaceae.
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