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VIRGINIA MALLOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Virginia mallow mean?
• VIRGINIA MALLOW (noun)
The noun VIRGINIA MALLOW has 1 sense:
1. tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
Familiarity information: VIRGINIA MALLOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Sida hermaphrodita; Virginia mallow
Hypernyms ("Virginia mallow" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("Virginia mallow" is a member of...):
genus Sida; Sida (large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances)
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