Source : WordNet®

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}]