| rose mallow n. A tall marsh plant (Hibiscus moscheutos) of eastern North America, having leaves covered with whitish down and large flowers with white, pink, or rose petals with crimson bases. |
rose mallow
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called (US and Canadian) marsh mallow any of several malvaceous marsh plants of the genus Hibiscus, such as H. moscheutos, of E North America, having pink or white flowers and downy leaves
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US another name for the hollyhock
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| Noun | 1. |  rose mallow - showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowershibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus |
| 2. | rose mallow - plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock Alcea, genus Alcea - genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea 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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