ABUTILON

Abutilon, genus Abutilon

(noun) herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

abutilon (plural abutilons)

Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

Anagrams

• ablution, albutoin

Source: Wiktionary


A*bu"ti*lon, n. Etym: [Ar. aubutilun.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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