genus Malva

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Malva - herbs and subshrubs: mallows Malvadilleniid 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; okraMalva moschata, mus rose, musk mallow - erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United Statescommon mallow, Malva neglecta - annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United Statescheeseflower, high mallow, Malva sylvestris, tall mallow, cheese - erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States