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Definition of Velvet flower

Velvet flower
Velvet Vel"vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and cf. Villous.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. Velvet crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also lady crab, and velvet fiddler. Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein. Velvet duck. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love. Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass. Velvet runner (Zo["o]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] Velvet scoter. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velvet duck, above. Velvet sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sponge.

Meaning of Velvet flower from wikipedia

- it goes by common name s such as love-lies-bleeding, love-lies-a'bleeding, pendant amaranth, tassel flower, velvet flower, foxtail
- salpiglossis sinuata, painted tongue, scalloped tube tongue, or velvet trumpet flower, is a flowering plant in the family solanaceae ,
- common names include snake's-head , widow iris, black iris, or velvet flower-de-luce. the genus name is derived from the greek words
- nicknamed 'velvet' brueghel, 'flower' brueghel, and 'paradise' brueghel, of which the latter two were derived from his floral still life s
- trumpetflower or trumpet flower may refer to several plants: velvet trumpet flower , salpiglossis sinuata, native to chile. see also
- (kelos), meaning 'burned,' and refers to the flame-like flower heads . where it is known as 'velvet flower', northern south america,
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- bristly hairs that cover the branchlets, flower bases and new growth. green-velvet flower chafer (glycyphana brunnipes ), the variable
- thrumwort - amaranthus caudatus ; velvet flower or love-lies-bleeding .: toothwort - lathraea squamaria ; also dentaria diphylla .
- the tubular velvet-textured flowers appear from august to october and result in twin seedpods in a v-shape. these split down one side to