velvetweed

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noun

The flowering plant Oenothera curtiflora.

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Meanings

nounvelvetweed (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe flowering plant Oenothera curtiflora.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountall 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

Similar
velvetleafvelvet-leafIndian mallowbutter-printChina juteAbutilon theophrasti
Broader
mallow
Also see
indian mallowvelvetleaf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From velvet + weed.

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APA

velvetweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velvetweed

MLA

“velvetweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velvetweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velvetweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velvetweed.

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