lavatera

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lavatera
    n 1: widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs
         cultivated for their showy flowers [syn: {Lavatera}, {genus
         Lavatera}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lavatera \Lavatera\ n.
   A widespread genus of herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs
   cultivated for their showy flowers.

   Syn: genus {Lavatera}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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