sīˈdalshēə, sə̇ˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sida + Alcea, genus of mallows, from Latin alcea mallow, from Greek alkaia
: a genus of often showy herbs (family Malvaceae) confined to western No. America and having palmately cleft leaves, variously colored spicate or racemose flowers, and 5 to 9 spiculate schizocarps