MALVACEOUS

malvaceous. Malvaceous, a. made of or relating to mallows

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Mal‐va″ceous (?), a. [[L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See Mallow.]] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Malvaceæ), 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.