abutilon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Abutilon
    n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian
         mallow [syn: {Abutilon}, {genus Abutilon}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Abutilon \A*bu"ti*lon\, n. [Ar. aub[=u]t[imac]l[=u]n.] (Bot.)
   A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the
   torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also
   {Indian mallow}.
   [1913 Webster]