HyperDic: tree_mallow

English > 1 sense of the expression tree mallow:
NOUNplanttree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arboreaarborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers
English > tree mallow: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningarborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States.
Synonymsvelvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea
Member ofLavatera, genus Lavaterawidespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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