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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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