velvetleaf

English

Etymology

velvet +‎ leaf

Noun

velvetleaf (usually uncountable, plural velvetleafs)

1. Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
   1. A tall Asian herb, of species Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
   2. Tree mallow (Malva eriocalyx), native to Europe.
   3. Yellow velvetleaf (Limnocharis flava), an aquatic flowering plant native to southeast Asia.
   4. A succulent of species Kalanchoe beharensis, native to Madagascar, often kept as a houseplant.

Synonyms

• (Arbutilon theophrasti): buttonweed, butterprint, pie marker
• (Malva eriocalyx): Lavatera arborea, Malva arborea

Translations

any plant with a velvety leaf

Abutilon theophrasti

• Bulgarian: просфорник m (prosfornik)
• Catalan: soja borda f, campaneta (ca) f
• Dutch: fluweelblad
• French: abutilon de Théophraste m
• Korean: 어저귀 (eojeogwi)
• Portuguese: malvão m

Malva eriocalyx

Limnocharis flava

Further reading

• Abutilon theophrasti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abutilon theophrasti on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abutilon theophrasti on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• velvetleaf at USDA Plants database (Abutilon)

• Lavatera arborea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Malva eriocalyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Malva eriocalyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• velvetleaf at USDA Plants database (as Lavatera arborea)

• i-1 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Limnocharis flava on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Limnocharis flava on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• velvetleaf at USDA Plants database (Limnocharis)