NOUN | plant | globe mallow, false mallow | genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits |
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Meaning | genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits. | |
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Synonym | false mallow | |
Member of | Sphaeralcea, genus Sphaeralcea | large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits |
Narrower | prairie mallow, red false mallow, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Malvastrum coccineum | false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers |
Broader | mallow | Any of various plants of the family Malvaceae |
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