rose mallow

noun

any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.

Origin of rose mallow

First recorded in 1725–35

Words Nearby rose mallow

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How to use rose mallow in a sentence

The pink bee-bush stood tall along the sandy roadsides, and the cone-flowers and rose mallow grew everywhere.
My Antonia | Willa Cather
The rose mallow bears rose-colored or rose-purple flowers from early summer to midsummer.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain | Edith S. Clements
They were screened by a tangle of rose-mallow, and there John Woolfolk seated himself—waiting.
Wild Oranges | Joseph Hergesheimer
The Rose-Mallow alone was too busily employed in climbing the wall to observe what circumstance was disturbing the flower-garden.
The Village of Youth | Bessie Hatton
As she walked, weeping, beside the once brilliant border, she saw the Rose-Mallow lying half-dead across her path.
The Village of Youth | Bessie Hatton

British Dictionary definitions for rose mallow

rose mallow

noun

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
US another name for the hollyhock

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