Indian mallow

noun

Definition of Indian mallow

1 : any of several abutilons especially : a tall annual herb (Abutilon theophrasti) that has velvety cordate leaves and yellow flowers, yields a long strong fiber for which it is sometimes cultivated, and is native to India but widely naturalized as an escape in warm and temperate regions

called also velvetleaf

2 [ 2Indian 2 ] : a tropical American weed (Sida spinosa) with pale yellow or orange flowers that has been introduced into the U.S. and is found especially in the southern U.S.

History and Etymology for Indian mallow

Indian entry 2 1

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