noun
small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows
• Syn: ↑genus Malvaviscus
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvaceae, ↑family Malvaceae, ↑mallow family
• Member Meronyms: ↑waxmallow, ↑wax mallow, ↑sleeping hibiscus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.