velvet plant

[From its dense, velvety hairs.]

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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 flowers flannel leaf, mullein herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria - European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America Verbascum lychnitis, white mullein - densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America purple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum - Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers Aaron'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 hairs Gynura aurantiaca, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant genus Gynura, Gynura - genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes

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Aaron's rod
common mullein
flannel leaf
flannel mullein
genus Gynura
genus Verbascum
great mullein
Gynura
Gynura aurantiaca
houseplant
moth mullein
mullein
purple mullein
purple velvet plant
royal velvet plant
torch
verbascum
Verbascum blattaria
Verbascum lychnitis

QUESTION: How many trees do Triple Velvet plant for every one that they use?

WIN pounds 150 TOWARDS YOUR GROCERIES; The Journal: Competition by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

The company will be relocating velvet production equipment from the manufacturing facility in Burlington, North Carolina, to its other velvet plant in Anderson, South Carolina, resulting in significant reduction of fixed manufacturing costs.

Culp Announces Preliminary Results for Fourth Quarter 2005; Company ... by Business Wire