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Definition of Globe mallow
1. Noun. Genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits.
Exact synonyms: False Mallow
Generic synonyms: Mallow
Group relationships: Genus Sphaeralcea, Sphaeralcea
Specialized synonyms: Malvastrum Coccineum, Prairie Mallow, Red False Mallow, Sphaeralcea Coccinea
Generic synonyms: Mallow
Group relationships: Genus Sphaeralcea, Sphaeralcea
Specialized synonyms: Malvastrum Coccineum, Prairie Mallow, Red False Mallow, Sphaeralcea Coccinea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Globe Mallow
Literary usage of Globe mallow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... and Alcea, the generic name of the marsh mallow). Malvaceae. globe mallow.
Shrubs, subshrubs, or herbs, adapted to the ..."
2. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and Adjacent Plains, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming by Per Axel Rydberg (1917)
"globe mallow, SCARLET MALLOW. Mostly perennial herbs, often cinereous, with
stellate or branched hairs. ..."
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