Definition of malvales Malvales

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What does malvales mean?

Noun
malvales - Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae
		order Malvales
		plant order the order of plants
		dilleniidae, subclass dilleniidae a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
		family malvaceae, mallow family, malvaceae herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
		bombacaceae, family bombacaceae tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
		elaeocarpaceae, elaeocarpus family, family elaeocarpaceae genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
		family sterculiaceae, sterculia family, sterculiaceae a large family of plants of order Malvales