MALVACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

malvaceous (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.

Source: Wiktionary

Mal*va"ceous, a. Etym: [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See Mallow.] (Bot.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Malvaceæ), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition