flannelbush n 1: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {flannel bush}, {California beauty}]
flannelbush \flannelbush\, flannelbush \flannelbush\n. (Bot.) any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and Northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers. Syn: California beauty. [WordNet 1.5]