Indian mallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
    Sida spinosa.
  2. noun 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
    Abutilon theophrasti; velvetleaf; China jute; velvet-leaf; velvetweed; butter-print.

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Definitions
  1. . See Abutilon.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.), the velvet leaf (Abutilon Avicennæ). See Abutilon.

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