Abutilon

See also: abutilon

Translingual

Abutilon darwinii

Abutilon grandifolium

Etymology

From New Latin, from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbjuː.tɪˌlɒn/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/, /ˌæb.jəˈti.lɑn/

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  • Rhymes: -iːlɒn
  • Rhymes: -uːtəlɑn

Proper noun

Abutilon n

1. 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, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Malvoideae - subfamily; Malveae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Abutilon theophrasti - type species; for others see Abutilon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• Corynabutilon
• Pseudabutilon
• Spirabutilon

References

• Abutilon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abutilon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abutilon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Abutilon at USDA Plants database