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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The flowering plant Oenothera curtiflora. uncountable
2. 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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abutilon theophrastibutter-printchina juteindian mallowvelvet-leafvelvetleaf

Etymology

From velvet + weed.

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