velvetweed
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 • Syn: velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti • Hypernyms: mallow • Member Holonyms: Abutilon, genus Abutilon
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