[uh-byoot-l-on] 
| any tropical shrub belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, comprising the flowering maples. |
| a·bu·ti·lon (ə-byōōt'l-ŏn') n. See flowering maple. [New Latin Abutilon, genus name.] |
| flowering maple n. Any of various tropical plants of the genus Abutilon, having lobed leaves resembling those of the maple and variously colored flowers. Also called abutilon, Indian mallow. |