English
Detailed Synonyms for velvetweed in English
velvetweed:
velvetweed [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the Indian mallow; the butter-print; the velvet-leaf; the velvetleaf; the velvetweed; the Abutilon theophrasti; the China jute– 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 1