malvaceae
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Noun (1)
- herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows, cotton, okraSynonyms: family Malvaceaemallow familyType of dilleniid dicot familyMember of Malvales, order MalvalesMembers Hoheria, Sphaeralcea, genus Pavonia, Plagianthus, Radyera, Malvastrum, Malvaviscus, Kosteletzya +17 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Malvaceae prop. n.
A natural family of herbs and shrubs and some trees, including the mallows, cotton, and okra; the mallow family. Syn. — family Malvaceae, mallow family.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5