1. genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits; [syn: globe mallow, false mallow]
2. an American plant of the genus Malvastrum;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
false mallow
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South
America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
[syn: globe mallow, false mallow]
2: an American plant of the genus Malvastrum