genus Sphaeralcea

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Sphaeralcea - large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallowsSphaeralceadilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Malvaceae, mallow family, Malvaceae - herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okrafalse mallow, globe mallow - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits