HyperDic: genus_sphaeralcea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Sphaeralcea:
NOUNplantgenus Sphaeralcea, Sphaeralcealarge genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits
English > genus Sphaeralcea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows.
SynonymSphaeralcea
Member ofMalvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow familyherbs and shrubs and some trees
Membersglobe mallow, false mallowgenus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgenus sphaeralcea, sphaeralcea
Catalangenus sphaeralcea, sphaeralcea

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