malvaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Malvaceae
    n 1: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
         [syn: {Malvaceae}, {family Malvaceae}, {mallow family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Malvaceae \Malvaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of herbs and shrubs and some trees,
   including the mallows, cotton, and okra; the {mallow family}.

   Syn: family {Malvaceae}, mallow family.
        [WordNet 1.5]