globe mallow

noun

Etymology

From globe + mallow. The flowers of both kinds are globe-shaped just before the petals fully open.

  1. derived from malva
  2. inherited from mealwe
  3. inherited from malwe
  4. compounded as globe mallow — “globe + mallow

Definitions

  1. Any of many North American plants of the genus Sphaeralcea in the mallow family,…

    Any of many North American plants of the genus Sphaeralcea in the mallow family, Malvaceae.

  2. Plants of the genus Iliamna in the mallow family, Malvaceae, more commonly known as wild…

    Plants of the genus Iliamna in the mallow family, Malvaceae, more commonly known as wild hollyhocks.

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