sida
noun
any of a large genus Sida of tropical flowering malvaceous plants and shrubs whose fibers and secretions are of commercial value.
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The sidas and the melochias have singularly active properties in the torrid zone.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von