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Malvaviscus

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n.1.A small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows.
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Noun1.Malvaviscus - small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallowsMalvaviscus - small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows
genus Malvaviscus
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Malvaceae, mallow family, Malvaceae - herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
sleeping hibiscus, wax mallow, waxmallow - any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
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The contradiction displayed by Malvaviscus arboreus mexicanus is that the flowers are an unashamed blood-red in colour and dangle from their stalks in bell-like fashion, giving them an oh-so-shy appearance, for the petals remain virtually closed.
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