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velvet-leaf (encz) | velvet-leaf, n: |
Velvetleaf (gcide) | Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (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.
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velvet-leaf (wn) | velvet-leaf
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf,
Lavatera arborea]
2: 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, velvetweed, Indian mallow,
butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Velvetleaf (gcide) | Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (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.
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