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Abutilon

A-bu′ti-lon

,
Noun.
[Ar.
aubūtīlūn
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; – called also
Indian mallow
.

Definition 2024


Abutilon

Abutilon

See also: abutilon

Translingual

Proper noun

Abutilon n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – broadleaf flowering plants in the mallow family found in the torrid and temperate zones.

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Hyponyms

abutilon

abutilon

See also: Abutilon

English

Noun

abutilon (plural abutilons)

  1. 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.][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 11
  2. Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 6

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