Abutilon
See also: abutilon
Translingual
Abutilon darwinii
Abutilon grandifolium
Etymology
From New Latin, from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʾabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbjuː.tɪˌlɒn/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/, /ˌæb.jəˈti.lɑn/
- Rhymes: -iːlɒn
- Rhymes: -uːtəlɑn
Proper noun
Abutilon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – broadleaf flowering plants in the mallow family found in the torrid and temperate zones.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Malvoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Abutilon theophrasti - type species; for others see
Further reading
- Abutilon at USDA Plants database