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ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abutilon theophrasti mean? 

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI (noun)
  The noun ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI has 1 sense:

1. 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 Statesplay

  Familiarity information: ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI used as a noun is very rare.


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ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Abutilon theophrasti; butter-print; China jute; Indian mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf; velvetweed

Hypernyms ("Abutilon theophrasti" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("Abutilon theophrasti" is a member of...):

Abutilon; genus Abutilon (herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow)


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