mallow family
Noun
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Herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows;
Cotton;
Okra (synset 112190293)is a type of: dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsmember holonym:- genus malva, malva - herbs and subshrubs: mallows
- mallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
- abelmoschus, genus abelmoschus - genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
- abutilon, genus abutilon - herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow
- alcea, genus alcea - genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
- genus althaea - hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea
- callirhoe, genus callirhoe - small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers
- genus gossypium, gossypium - herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
- genus hibiscus - large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors
- genus hoheria, hoheria - small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks
- genus iliamna, iliamna - small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera
- genus kosteletzya, kosteletzya - small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa
- genus lavatera, lavatera - widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
- genus malacothamnus, malacothamnus - genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow
- genus malope - small genus of chiefly European herbs
- genus malvastrum, malvastrum - genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera
- genus malvaviscus, malvaviscus - small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows
- genus napaea, napaea - one species: glade mallow
- genus pavonia - genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America
- genus plagianthus, plagianthus - small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand
- genus radyera, radyera - very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus
- genus sida, sida - large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances
- genus sidalcea, sidalcea - genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers
- genus sphaeralcea, sphaeralcea - large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows
- genus thespesia, thespesia - a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
belongs to: malvales, order malvales - Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceaesame as: family malvaceae, malvaceae
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