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rose mallow

DEFINITIONS OF: rose mallow

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n showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers

Synonyms:
Hibiscus moscheutos, common rose mallow, swamp mallow, swamp rose mallow
Type of:
hibiscus
any plant of the genus Hibiscus

n plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock

Synonyms:
Alcea rosea, Althea rosea
Type of:
hollyhock
any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
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