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malvaceous

malvaceous adjective: of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.

Adjective

malvaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.

Origin of malvaceous

Malvaceae + -ous, from Latin malva (“mallow”).

Questions about malvaceous

What does malvaceous mean?
Malvaceous means of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
What part of speech is malvaceous?
Malvaceous is an adjective.

Words near malvaceous in the dictionary

  1. malva pudding
  2. malva puddings
  3. malva rose
  4. malvacea
  5. malvaceas
  6. malvaceous
  7. malvalate
  8. malvalates
  9. malvalic
  10. malvalic acid
  11. Malvar

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