NOUN | plant | Sphaeralcea, genus Sphaeralcea | large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits |
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Meaning | large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows. | |
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Synonym | genus Sphaeralcea | |
Member of | Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family | herbs and shrubs and some trees |
Members | globe mallow, false mallow | genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits |
Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
Spanish | genus sphaeralcea, sphaeralcea | |
Catalan | genus sphaeralcea, sphaeralcea |
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