English > mallow family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra. |
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| Synonyms | Malvaceae, family Malvaceae |
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| Member of | Malvales, order Malvales | Malvaceae |
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| Members | Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus | genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers |
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| Abutilon, genus Abutilon | herbs or shrubs or small trees |
| Alcea, genus Alcea | genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers |
| Callirhoe, genus Callirhoe | small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers |
| Gossypium, genus Gossypium | herbs and shrubs and small trees |
| Hoheria, genus Hoheria | small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand |
| Iliamna, genus Iliamna | small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs |
| Kosteletzya, genus Kosteletzya | small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa |
| Lavatera, genus Lavatera | widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers |
| Malacothamnus, genus Malacothamnus | genus of shrubs or small trees |
| Malva, genus Malva | herbs and subshrubs |
| Malvastrum, genus Malvastrum | genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera |
| Malvaviscus, genus Malvaviscus | small genus of shrubs of Central and South America |
| Napaea, genus Napaea | One species |
| Plagianthus, genus Plagianthus | small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand |
| Radyera, genus Radyera | Very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere |
| Sida, genus Sida | large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances |
| Sidalcea, genus Sidalcea | genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers |
| Sphaeralcea, genus Sphaeralcea | large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits |
| Thespesia, genus Thespesia | A small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree |
| genus Althaea | hollyhocks |
| genus Hibiscus | large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors |
| genus Malope | small genus of chiefly European herbs / herbs |
| genus Pavonia | genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America |
| mallow | Any of various plants of the family Malvaceae |
| Broader | dilleniid dicot family | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
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| Spanish | malváceas |
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| Catalan | Malvaceae, malvàcia, malvàcies |
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