Sida

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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).
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sida
       n : large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which
           yield fibers of mucilaginous substances [syn: {genus Sida}]