Definition of Abutilon

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abutilon
n. herbaceous plant that grows in warm climates and has yellow and red or purple flowers

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Abutilon Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abutilon
(n.)
A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.
  

WordNet 2.0
Abutilon

Noun
1. herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow
(synonym) genus Abutilon
(hypernym) dilleniid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family

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abutilon

abutilon
\a*bu"ti*lon\ (&?;), n. [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.


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Abutilon Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Abutilon
Abutilon is a large genus of about 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the mallow family (Malvaceae). The genus includes annualsperennialsshrubs, and small trees from 1-10 m tall, and is found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all continents. The leaves are alternate, unlobed or palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes. The flowers are conspicuous, with five petals, mostly red, pink, orange, yellow or white.

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