What's the difference between buttonweed and velvetleaf?
Buttonweed
Definition:
(n.) The name of several plants of the genera Spermacoce and Diodia, of the Madder family.
Example Sentences:
Velvetleaf
Definition:
(n.) A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.
Example Sentences:
(1) No histopathology was associated with ingestion of 10% velvetleaf seed.
(2) The protein quality (protein efficiency ratio) of velvetleaf seed, although lower than that of casein, was higher than values reported in the literature for corn, wheat and soya.
(3) Velvetleaf seed, a common weed contaminant in grain, was fed to male and female rats (20 per group) in a 90-day subchronic feeding study.
(4) Few effects from velvetleaf seed in the diet were noted.