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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

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. 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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