English dictionary
malvaceous
/m/&/l'v/eI//S//@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (<i>Malvaceæ</i>), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.
Source: webster1913