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Definition of Genus malope
1. Noun. Small genus of chiefly European herbs.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Malope, Malope Trifida
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Malope, Malope Trifida
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Malope
Literary usage of Genus malope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals. by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"The genus Malope differs from the genus Malva principally in the shape of the
capsules, and the manner in which they are disposed. ..."
2. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1896)
"genus malope MALOPE (Greek, mallos, woolly). A genus containing two or three
species in many respects similar to Lavatera, with entire or three-lobed leaves ..."