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
• Syn: ↑velvetleaf, ↑velvet-leaf, ↑velvetweed, ↑Indian mallow, ↑butter-print, ↑Abutilon theophrasti
• Hypernyms: ↑mallow
• Member Holonyms: ↑Abutilon, ↑genus Abutilon
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nounUsage: usually capitalized C
: chingma
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China jute noun
A species of Abutilon
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Main Entry: ↑china
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China jute
1. A species of Abutilon
2. Its fibre
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Main Entry: ↑jute
Useful english dictionary. 2012.