Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
   A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety
   leaves, as the {Abutilon Avicenn[ae]}, the {Cissampelos
   Pareira}, and the {Lavatera arborea}, and even the common
   mullein.

Source : WordNet®

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}]