velvet-leaf

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

velvet-leaf
    n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
         leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
         States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf},
         {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:
       {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow},
       {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
   A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety
   leaves, as the {Abutilon Avicennae}, the {Cissampelos
   Pareira}, and the {Lavatera arborea}, and even the common
   mullein.
   [1913 Webster]