malvaceous

[ mal-vey-shuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

malvaceous

/ mælˈveɪʃəs /

of, relating to, or belonging to the Malvaceae, a family of plants that includes mallow, cotton, okra, althaea, and abutilon

From the Latin word malvāceus, dating back to 1690–1700. See mallow, -aceous

C17: from Latin malvāceus, from malva mallow

The disease is not confined to the Hollyhock, for it attacks many malvaceous plants, notably the Mallows of our hedgesides.

The caterpillar probably feeds on malvaceous plants, as do most of the species of the genus.

Hibiscus, hī-bis′kus, n. a genus of malvaceous plants, mostly tropical.

It feeds on various species of malvaceous plants and also on the common portulaca.

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