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Indian mallow

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Indian mallow

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n
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
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n
tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Indian mallow
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n 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

Synonyms:
Abutilon theophrasti, China jute, butter-print, velvet-leaf, velvetleaf, velvetweed
Type of:
mallow
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
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n tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States

Synonyms:
Sida spinosa
Type of:
mallow
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
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