CHINA JUTE

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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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("China jute" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("China jute" is a member of...):

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

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