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Webster 1913 Edition

Sida

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Si′da

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a kind of plant.]
(Bot.)
A genus of malvaceous plants common in the tropics. All the species are mucilaginous, and some have tough ligneous fibers which are used as a substitute for hemp and flax.
Balfour (Cyc. of India).

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