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A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.

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  1. n. A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.
  2. n. arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
  3. n. 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
  4. A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennæ, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.
  5. A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves,as the Abutilon Avicennæ, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavateraarborea, and even the common mullein.
  6. n arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States n 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