rose mallow

/roʊz ˌmæloʊ/
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Other forms: rose mallows

Definitions of rose mallow
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    hibiscus
    any plant of the genus Hibiscus
  2. noun
    plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
    synonyms: Alcea rosea, Althea rosea
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    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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