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

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