1. Any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow, white or purplish flowers
   "velvet plant leaves were once used as lamp wicks";
   - mullein, flannel leaf
    
2. Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs
   "The velvet plant's purple leaves created a dramatic accent in the conservatory";
   - purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca

Derived forms: velvet plants

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, houseplant

Part of: genus Gynura, genus Verbascum, Gynura, Verbascum

Encyclopedia: Velvet plant