Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or belonging to the order Malvaceæ, or mallow family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (
Malvaceæ ), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this family. It was formerly classified as an order, and included the baobab and the silk-cotton trees. The baobab and silk-cotton trees are now placed in the familyBombacaceae , which is included with theMalvaceae in the order Malvales.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
plants in themallow family, Malvaceae.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Hollyhock fungus first attacked the malvaceous plants of Australia, and then reached England in 1873 by the continent of Europe.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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The disease is not confined to the Hollyhock, for it attacks many malvaceous plants, notably the Mallows of our hedgesides.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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= Puccinia violæ =, allied to the = P. graminis = of Corn and to the = P. malvacearum = of Hollyhocks and various malvaceous plants.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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No doubt the fungus is nursed by malvaceous weeds.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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He refers to the Paritium tiliaceum, a malvaceous plant, hardly noticed by Europeans, but very highly prized by the natives of the tropics, and cultivated everywhere in the East and West
Atlantis : the antediluvian world Ignatius Donnelly 1866
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-- The flowers of this malvaceous plant contain a quantity of astringent juice, and, when bruised, rapidly turn black or deep purple; they are used by the Chinese ladies for dyeing their hair and eyebrows, and in Java for blacking shoes.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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-- A malvaceous plant, possessing mucilaginous properties, for which it is used medicinally.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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-- The mountain mahoe, a malvaceous plant, that furnishes the beautiful lace-like bark called Cuba bast, imported by nurserymen for tying their plants.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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-- This malvaceous plant is common in collections, as are others of the genus.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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The inflammation of the intestines yielded to the use of emollients obtained from malvaceous plants.
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