Sphaeralcea
noun
Sphaer·al·cea
ˌsfiˌralˈsēə,
-feˌr-
: a large genus of chiefly tropical herbs (family Malvaceae) with showy pink or scarlet flowers and mostly globose fruit see globe mallow
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from sphaer- + Latin alcea, a mallow, from Greek alkaia vervain mallow