noun, masculine/və.luʁ/
velvet; synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)
Synonyms: héliotrope argenté
Inherited from Old French velor, an alteration of velos, either from velu (“hairy”) + -os (“-ous”), or a borrowing from Old Occitan velos; either way, from Latin villus. Cognate with English velvet and a doublet of villeux.