indian mallow

Noun

• 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

• tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  velvetleaf , velvet-leaf , velvetweed , Indian mallow , butter-print , China jute , Abutilon theophrasti , Sida spinosa