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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 velvet-leaf
      n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
           leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
           States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, Lavatera
            arborea]
      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 [syn:
          velvetleaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print,
          China jute, Abutilon theophrasti]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 velvetleaf
      n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
           leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
           States [syn: tree mallow, velvet-leaf, Lavatera
            arborea]
      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 [syn:
          velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print,
          China jute, Abutilon theophrasti]