velvet-leaf

Questions about velvet-leaf

What does velvet-leaf mean?

velvet-leaf means "arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in velvet-leaf?

velvet-leaf has 4 syllables: vel-vet--le-af. The stress falls on "vet-".

What is another word for velvet-leaf?

Close synonyms include tree mallow, velvetleaf, Lavatera arborea, velvetleaf, velvetweed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is velvet-leaf a common word?

velvet-leaf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.