false mallow

/fɔls ˌmæloʊ/
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Definitions of false mallow
  1. noun
    genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
    synonyms: globe mallow
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    types:
    Malvastrum coccineum, Sphaeralcea coccinea, prairie mallow, red false mallow
    false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum
    type of:
    mallow
    any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
  2. noun
    an American plant of the genus Malvastrum
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    type of:
    mallow
    any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
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