noun
- Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States.
- synonyms: tree mallow, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea
- 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.
- synonyms: velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
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