false mallow

Noun
  1. Genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits (synset 112208180)
    is a type of: mallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
    subtypes: malvastrum coccineum, prairie mallow, red false mallow, sphaeralcea coccinea - false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum
    belongs to: genus sphaeralcea, sphaeralcea - large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows
    same as: globe mallow
  2. An American plant of the genus Malvastrum (synset 112204333)
    is a type of: mallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

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