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GENUS SIDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances
Synonyms:
genus Sida; Sida
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Sida" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Sida"):
Sida hermaphrodita; Virginia mallow (tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers)
jellyleaf; Queensland hemp; Sida rhombifolia (herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed)
Indian mallow; Sida spinosa (tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States)
Holonyms ("genus Sida" is a member of...):
family Malvaceae; mallow family; Malvaceae (herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra)
