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1. tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States

2. 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

1. : any of several abutilons; especially : a tall annual herb (Abutilon theophrasti) that has velvety cordate leaves and yellow flowers, yields a long strong fiber for which it is sometimes cultivated, and is native to India but widely naturalized as an escape in warm and temperate regions — called also velvetleaf

2. [indian (II) 2] : a tropical American weed (Sida spinosa) with pale yellow or orange flowers that has been introduced into the United States and is found especially in the southern United States

1. Also called velvetleaf. an Asian plant, Abutilon theophrasti, of the mallow family, having velvety leaves and yellow flowers: it is cultivated in China for its jutelike fiber and has become naturalized as a weed in North America.

2. any of certain related species.

Indian mallow noun

A tall N American weed (Abutilon theophrasti) with small yellow flowers

Main Entry: ↑Indian

Indian mallow,

1. a yellow-flowered, Asiatic plant of the mallow family, common as a weed in the eastern United States and on the Pacific coast; velvetleaf; stamp weed.

2. any one of various related plants.