WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

velvetweed
    n 1: 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
         [syn: velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian
         mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon
         theophrasti]