malvaceous
[ mal-vey-shuh s ]
/ mælˈveɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
Compare
mallow family.
Words nearby malvaceous
maltster,
malty,
maluku,
malunion,
malus' law,
malvaceous,
malvasia,
malvern,
malvern hill,
malversation,
malvinas
Example sentences from the Web for malvaceous
The caterpillar probably feeds on malvaceous plants, as do most of the species of the genus.
The Butterfly Book |William Jacob HollandHibiscus, 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.
The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland
British Dictionary definitions for malvaceous
malvaceous
/ (mælˈveɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Malvaceae, a family of plants that includes mallow, cotton, okra, althaea, and abutilon
Word Origin for malvaceous
C17: from Latin
malvāceus, from
malva
mallow