velvet-leafn.

Brit.

/ˈvɛlvɪtliːf/, U.S.

/ˈvɛlvətˌlif/

Etymology: < velvet n. Compounds 1b.

1. The tropical shrub Cissampelos Pareira, the root and bark of which are employed medicinally.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > other non-British medicinal trees or shrubs

snake-wood1598

velvet-leaf1707

macary bittera1726

majoa1726

ahuehuete1778

cucumber-tree1784

bilimbi1790

rohuna1829

chaulmoogra1832

juriballi1834

horse-cassia1864

yaw-weed1864

cundurango1871

Chile senna1874

cancer bush1888

quinine tree1905

kankerbos1913

hydnocarpus1928

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 200 Velvet-Leaf. This has a round, whitish, wooddy stalk..having several leaves,..very thick set with a whitish down, or soft hair, feeling to the touch as velvet, whence its name.

1789 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica (new ed.) 357 The Velvet-Leaf..is looked upon as an excellent diuretic.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 288/2 The most important plant of the genus is the Velvet Leaf, C. Pareira, a native of the West Indies, Central America, and India.

1871 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica (new ed.) 168 Pareira Root. The dried root of Cissampelos Pareira, or Velvet leaf.

2. The tree-mallow, Lavatera arborea, or a leaf of this.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > hibiscus or mallow trees or shrubs and allies > [noun] > tree mallow

tree mallow1597

velvet-leaf1728

mallow tree1736

1728 E. Smith Compl. Housewife (ed. 2) 267 Take Velvet-leaves and wipe them clean and chop them small,..and boil them gently till the goodness is out of the Leaves.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 614 Tree Mallow, or Velvet-leaf.

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 232.

3. (See quots.)

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Malvaceae (mallows and allies) > [noun]

hockc725

malloweOE

crisp mallowa1300

altheaa1398

mawa1400

maula1425

alceac1440

malva1527

vervain mallow1548

cut mallow1565

dwarf mallow1578

curled mallow1620

musk1728

Sida1753

curled-leaved mallow1754

marshmallow1814

round dock1825

mallow wort1845

crisped-leaved mallow1846

Modiola1856

velvet-leaf1856

fairy cheeses1869

pancakes1882

frog cheese1886

musk plant1898

(a)

1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (1860) 68 Abutilon Avicennæ, Velvet-Leaf.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1207/2 Velvet-leaf,..Sida Abutilon.

(b)1891 Cent. Dict. at Tournefortia T. Argentea is sometimes cultivated under the name of East Indian velvet-leaf.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	velvet-leaf
释义	velvet-leafn. Brit. /ˈvɛlvɪtliːf/, U.S. /ˈvɛlvətˌlif/ Etymology: < velvet n. Compounds 1b. 1. The tropical shrub Cissampelos Pareira, the root and bark of which are employed medicinally. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > other non-British medicinal trees or shrubs snake-wood1598 velvet-leaf1707 macary bittera1726 majoa1726 ahuehuete1778 cucumber-tree1784 bilimbi1790 rohuna1829 chaulmoogra1832 juriballi1834 horse-cassia1864 yaw-weed1864 cundurango1871 Chile senna1874 cancer bush1888 quinine tree1905 kankerbos1913 hydnocarpus1928 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 200 Velvet-Leaf. This has a round, whitish, wooddy stalk..having several leaves,..very thick set with a whitish down, or soft hair, feeling to the touch as velvet, whence its name. 1789 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica (new ed.) 357 The Velvet-Leaf..is looked upon as an excellent diuretic. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 288/2 The most important plant of the genus is the Velvet Leaf, C. Pareira, a native of the West Indies, Central America, and India. 1871 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica (new ed.) 168 Pareira Root. The dried root of Cissampelos Pareira, or Velvet leaf. 2. The tree-mallow, Lavatera arborea, or a leaf of this. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > hibiscus or mallow trees or shrubs and allies > [noun] > tree mallow tree mallow1597 velvet-leaf1728 mallow tree1736 1728 E. Smith Compl. Housewife (ed. 2) 267 Take Velvet-leaves and wipe them clean and chop them small,..and boil them gently till the goodness is out of the Leaves. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 614 Tree Mallow, or Velvet-leaf. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 232. 3. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Malvaceae (mallows and allies) > [noun] hockc725 malloweOE crisp mallowa1300 altheaa1398 mawa1400 maula1425 alceac1440 malva1527 vervain mallow1548 cut mallow1565 dwarf mallow1578 curled mallow1620 musk1728 Sida1753 curled-leaved mallow1754 marshmallow1814 round dock1825 mallow wort1845 crisped-leaved mallow1846 Modiola1856 velvet-leaf1856 fairy cheeses1869 pancakes1882 frog cheese1886 musk plant1898 (a) 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (1860) 68 Abutilon Avicennæ, Velvet-Leaf. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1207/2 Velvet-leaf,..Sida Abutilon. (b)1891 Cent. Dict. at Tournefortia T. Argentea is sometimes cultivated under the name of East Indian velvet-leaf. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707
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