HyperDic: malvaviscus

English > 1 sense of the word Malvaviscus:
NOUNplantMalvaviscus, genus Malvaviscussmall genus of shrubs of Central and South America
English > Malvaviscus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows.
Synonymgenus Malvaviscus
Member ofMalvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow familyherbs and shrubs and some trees
Memberswaxmallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscusAny of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgenus malvaviscus, malvaviscus
Catalangenus malvaviscus, malvaviscus

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