Malvaceous

[mæl'veiʃәs]

Definition

(a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Malvaceae), 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.

Checker: Otis

Definition

adj. (bot.) pertaining to plants of the mallow family.

Checker: Luther