noun
1. 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: ↑velvet-leaf, ↑velvetweed, ↑Indian mallow, ↑butter-print, ↑China jute, ↑Abutilon theophrasti
• Hypernyms: ↑mallow
• Member Holonyms: ↑Abutilon, ↑genus Abutilon
2. arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
• Syn: ↑tree mallow, ↑velvet-leaf, ↑Lavatera arborea
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lavatera, ↑genus Lavatera
Useful english dictionary. 2012.