velvet plant

/ˌvɛlvət plænt/

Definitions of velvet plant

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
   synonyms: flannel leaf, mullein

   types:

   Verbascum blattaria, moth mullein

   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

   Verbascum phoeniceum, purple mullein

   Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers

   Aaron's rod, Verbascum thapsus, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, torch, woolly mullein

   tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2. noun

   Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs
   synonyms: Gynura aurantiaca, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant

   type of:

   houseplant

   any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes