NOUN | plant | cotton rose, Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, Hibiscus mutabilis | Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night |
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plant | cotton rose, cudweed, filago | any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads |
Meaning | Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States. | |
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Synonyms | Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, Hibiscus mutabilis | |
Broader | hibiscus | Any plant of the genus Hibiscus |
Meaning | Any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads. | |
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Synonyms | cudweed, filago | |
Member of | genus Filago | genus of small woolly herbs |
Narrower | herba impia, Filago germanica | (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose |
Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
Catalan | filago |
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