A plant with leaves that feel soft and fuzzy like flannel fabric, particularly a type of plant in the Verbascum or similar genera.
A compound of flannel and leaf, named descriptively for the soft, woolen texture of the plant's leaves that resembles flannel cloth.
Plants earned this name because early botanists literally compared leaf texture to everyday fabrics—flannelleaf's velvety surface helps it retain water in dry climates, so the name actually describes a survival feature!
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