HyperDic: wild_hollyhock

English > 2 senses of the expression wild hollyhock:
NOUNplantwild hollyhock, checkerbloom, Sidalcea malvifloraperennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated
plantwild hollyhock, Iliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remotaa rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers
English > wild hollyhock: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated.
Synonymscheckerbloom, Sidalcea malviflora
Member ofSidalcea, genus Sidalceagenus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers
BroadermallowAny of various plants of the family Malvaceae
English > wild hollyhock: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningA rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea.
SynonymsIliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remota
Member ofIliamna, genus Iliamnasmall genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
BroadermallowAny of various plants of the family Malvaceae

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