Any of various mallows constituting the genus Abutilon (family Malvaceae), which comprises evergreen tropical and subtropical shrubs or small trees…

any of various yellow-flowered mallows of the genus Abutilon and related genera, esp. velvet-leaf, Abutilon theophrasti; cf. Indian mallow n. at I…

any of various shrubby mallows of the genus Abutilon and related genera; esp. the yellow-flowered A. theophrasti of South Asia, which yields a…

A herb or shrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Malvaceæ, and bearing pink, white, or purple flowers.

U.S. Any of various plants; spec. (a) thorow-wax, Bupleurum rotundifolium; (b) a creeping plant, Whipplea modesta (family Hydrangeaceae), native…

Velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti, which is native to South Asia and regarded as an invasive weed elsewhere and has round seed capsules with…

the Indian mallow, Abutilon theophrasti.

U.S. The velvetleaf or Indian mallow, Abutilon theophrasti. Obsolete.