velvet plant
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velvet plant
n.
Any of several plants with velvety hairs on the leaves, such as mullein or the ornamental houseplant Gynura aurantiaca, a vine native to Java.
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| Noun | 1. |  velvet plant - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria - European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America Verbascum lychnitis, white mullein - densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America purple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum - Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers Aaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein, torch - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches |
| 2. |  velvet plant - Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairsgenus Gynura, Gynura - genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes |
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