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, ↑China jute
• Hypernyms: ↑mallow
• Member Holonyms: ↑Abutilon, ↑genus Abutilon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.