velvetleaf

n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry

leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United

States [syn: {tree mallow}, {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:

{velvetweed}, {Indian mallow}, {butter-print}, {China

jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]