Malope

noun

Mal·​o·​pe

ˈmalə(ˌ)pē

: a small genus of chiefly European annual herbs (family Malvaceae) having flowers subtended by three large cordate bracts

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, mallow

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