malvaceous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of malvaceous
From the Latin word malvāceus, dating back to 1690–1700. See mallow, -aceous
Example Sentences
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They also make their burrows near the cardonales, tracts overgrown by the cardoon; also a species of large malvaceous plant, though quite different from the pampas thistles.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
The partial lattice-work of its leaves was rendered more complete by the tall flower-stalks of the altheas, and other malvaceous plants that shared the ground with the palmettos.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
Lavatera trimestris: hardy, 3 ft., pale-rose, showy malvaceous flowers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Urena lobata.—A malvaceous plant, possessing mucilaginous properties, for which it is used medicinally.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William
A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; Ð called also Indian mallow.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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