Meanings
nounabutilon (plural abutilons)
plural abutilons
- Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.First known use First attested in the late 16ᵗʰ century.
Origin
- Arabicأَبُو طِيلُون“Indian mallow”
- New Latin[Term?]
- Englishabutilon
From New Latin [Term?], from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).
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Esperanto abutilo
- abutiloany plant of the genus Abutilon
Greek αβούτιλο
- αβούτιλο (avoútilo)any plant of the genus Abutilon
Polish zaślaz, klonik
- zaślazany plant of the genus Abutilon
- klonikany plant of the genus Abutilon
- abutilonany plant of the genus Abutilon
Portuguese abutilão, abutilo
- abutilãoany plant of the genus Abutilon
- abutiloany plant of the genus Abutilon
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APA
abutilon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abutilon
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“abutilon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abutilon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abutilon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abutilon.
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