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Noun: genus Sphaeralcea
  1. Large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows
    - Sphaeralcea

Type of: dilleniid dicot genus

Part of: family Malvaceae, mallow family, Malvaceae

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