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checkerbloom

[ chek-er-bloom ]

noun

  1. a western North American plant, Sidalcea malviflora, of the mallow family, having long, loose clusters of rose-colored flowers.


checkerbloom

/ ˈtʃɛkəˌbluːm /

noun

  1. a Californian malvaceous plant, Sidalcea malvaeflora, with pink or purple flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of checkerbloom1

First recorded in 1920–25; checker 1 + bloom 1
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Example Sentences

In Big Bear Valley, burros pose the greatest threat to such rare and endangered species as Big Bear checkerbloom flowers, slender-petaled mustard plants, and the unarmored threespine stickleback fish.

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