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velvet plant — noun 1. any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers • Syn: ↑mullein, ↑flannel leaf • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
purple velvet plant — noun Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet purple hairs • Syn: ↑velvet plant, ↑royal velvet plant, ↑Gynura aurantiaca • Hypernyms: ↑houseplant • Member Holonyms: ↑Gynura, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
royal velvet plant — noun Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet purple hairs • Syn: ↑velvet plant, ↑purple velvet plant, ↑Gynura aurantiaca • Hypernyms: ↑houseplant • Member Holonyms: ↑Gynura, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Velvet (disambiguation) — Velvet is a particular kind of soft fabric.Velvet may also refer to: *Velvet (singer), a Swedish singer *Velvet (fish disease), a common disease of tropical aquarium fish *Velvet (plant), several plants in the Verbascum genus, especially V.… … Wikipedia
velvet tree — noun see velvet plant 2 … Useful english dictionary
velvet grass — ▪ plant also called Yorkshire fog (species Holcus lanatus) one of eight perennial grasses constituting the genus Holcus (family Poaceae), native to Europe and Africa. It has tufted flower clusters that may be white, green, pink, or purple … Universalium
velvet bean — noun the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing • Syn: ↑cowage, ↑Bengal bean, ↑Benghal bean, ↑Florida bean, ↑Mucuna pruriens… … Useful english dictionary
Velvet tamarind — Taxobox | name = Velvet tamarind regnum = Plantae divisio = Mangoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Leguminosae subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae genus = Dialium species = D. indum binomial = Dialium indum binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cotton velvet — Cotton Cot ton (k[o^]t t n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
