'mallow family' definitions:

Definition of 'mallow family'

From: WordNet
noun
Herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra [syn: Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family]

Definition of 'mallow family'

From: GCIDE
  • mallow family \mallow family\ n. (Bot.) The natural family Malvaceae, a dilleniid dicot family consisting of herbs and shrubs and some trees, and including the mallows, cotton, and okra. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'mallow family'

From: GCIDE
  • Malvaceae \Malvaceae\ prop. n. A natural family of herbs and shrubs and some trees, including the mallows, cotton, and okra; the mallow family.
  • Syn: family Malvaceae, mallow family. [WordNet 1.5]