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/mal vay"sheuhs/, adj.belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants. Cf. mallow family.[1690-1700; < L malvaceus. See MALLOW, -ACEOUS]
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Malvaceous — Mal*va ceous, a. [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See {Mallow}.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants ({Malvace[ae]}), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this family. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malvaceous — adjective Of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family … Wiktionary
malvaceous — [mal veɪʃəs] adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the mallow family (Malvaceae). Origin C17: from mod. L. Malvaceae, based on L. malva mallow , + ous … English new terms dictionary
malvaceous — mal·va·ceous … English syllables
malvaceous — /mælˈveɪʃəs/ (say mal vayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Malvaceae, or mallow family of plants, which includes the abutilon, althaea, hollyhock, okra, cotton plant, etc. {Latin malvāceus of mallows} …
malvaceous — a. pertaining to or like a mallow; belonging to mallow family of plants … Dictionary of difficult words
malvaceous — adj. Bot. of or relating to the genus Malva or the family Malvaceae, which includes mallow. Etymology: L malvaceus f. malva MALLOW … Useful english dictionary
MCV — • Malvaceous chlorosis virus; • mean cell volume; • mean clinical value; • mean contour value; • mean corpuscular volume; • measles containing vaccine; • median cell volume; • meningococcal conjugate vaccine; • molluscum contagiosum virus; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Entelea — taxobox name = Entelea arborescens regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae subfamilia = Grewioideae genus = Entelea species = E. arborescens binomial … Wikipedia
Anastatica Hierochuntica — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
