abutilon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow
    genus Abutilon.

WordNet

A*bu"ti*lon noun
Etymology
Ar. aubutilun.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.

Webster 1913