malvaceous
/mal-vey-shuhs/US // mælˈveɪ ʃəs //UK // (mælˈveɪʃəs) //
恶毒的,恶臭的,恶俗,恶毒
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
Examples
The disease is not confined to the Hollyhock, for it attacks many malvaceous plants, notably the Mallows of our hedgesides.
The caterpillar probably feeds on malvaceous plants, as do most of the species of the genus.
Hibiscus, hī-bis′kus, n. a genus of malvaceous plants, mostly tropical.
It feeds on various species of malvaceous plants and also on the common portulaca.
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