velvet plant

velvet plant

n. Any of several plants with velvety hairs on the leaves, such as mullein or the ornamental houseplant Gynura aurantiaca, a vine native to Java.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	velvet plant - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersflannel leaf, mulleinherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leavesmoth mullein, Verbascum blattaria - European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North AmericaVerbascum lychnitis, white mullein - densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North Americapurple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum - Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowersAaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein, torch - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
	2.	velvet plant - Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairsGynura aurantiaca, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plantgenus Gynura, Gynura - genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plantshouseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes