malva

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 ]

a. [ L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See Mallow. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Malvaceae), 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 family Bombacaceae, which is included with the Malvaceae in the order Malvales. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A natural order of plants including the families Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Sterculiaceae, and Tiliaceae.
Syn. -- order Malvales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. (Bot.) The species name of the common mallow, an annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in U.S.. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A sweet grape used to make malmsey wine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera.
Syn. -- genus Malvastrum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. (Bot.) The species name of the tall mallow, an erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced into the U. S.
Syn. -- tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower. [ WordNet 1.5 ]