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Malvaceous

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Pertaining to or resembling a natural family of plants Malvaceaelig of which the mallow is the type The cotton plant hollyhock and abutilon are of this family It was formerly classified as an order and included the baobab and the silk cotton trees The baobab and silk cotton trees are now placed in the family Bombacaceae which is included with the Malvaceae in the order Malvales

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