kəˈlirəˌwē noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Callirrhoe, a water nymph, daughter of the river Achelous and wife of Alcmeon, from Greek Kallirrhoē
1. capitalized : a small genus of No. American herbs (family Malvaceae) having usually red or purple flowers, truncate petals, and beaked carpels
2. -s : any plant of the genus Callirrhoë, several species of which are cultivated — called also poppy mallow