purple velvet plant

noun

An ornamental plant, Gynura aurantiaca, grown for its attractive foliage, which is covered with soft bright-purple hairs.

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velvet plantroyal velvet plantGynura aurantiaca

Meanings

nounpurple velvet plant (plural purple velvet plants)

plural purple velvet plants

  1. An ornamental plant, Gynura aurantiaca, grown for its attractive foliage, which is covered with soft bright-purple hairs.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounJavanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs

Similar
velvet plantroyal velvet plantGynura aurantiaca
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