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
19 February 2025
(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
