noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
Etymology: indian (II) 1
1. : any of several abutilons ; especially : a tall annual herb ( Abutilon theophrasti ) that has velvety cordate leaves and yellow flowers, yields a long strong fiber for which it is sometimes cultivated, and is native to India but widely naturalized as an escape in warm and temperate regions — called also velvetleaf
2.
[ indian (II) 2]
: a tropical American weed ( Sida spinosa ) with pale yellow or orange flowers that has been introduced into the United States and is found especially in the southern United States