Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velvet-leaf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
vel-vet-leaf
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

velvetleaf velvetweed Indian mallow butter-print China jute Abutilon theophrasti tree mallow lavatera arborea

Questions

What does velvet-leaf mean?
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

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