velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
velvetleaf (usually uncountable, plural velvetleafs)
Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
A tall Asian herb, Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
Malva eriocalyx, tree mallow, native to Europe.
Limnocharis flava, yellow velvetleaf, an aquatic flowering plant native to southeast Asia.
• (Arbutilon theophrasti): buttonweed, butterprint, pie marker
• (Malva eriocalyx): Lavatera arborea, Malva arborea
Source: Wiktionary
Vel"vet*leaf`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 January 2025
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
