Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sida"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sida \Si"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a kind of plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of malvaceous plants common in the tropics. All the
species are mucilaginous, and some have tough ligneous fibers
which are used as a substitute for hemp and flax. --Balfour
(Cyc. of India).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Sida
n : large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which
yield fibers of mucilaginous substances [syn: {Sida}, {genus
Sida}]
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