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CONFEDERATE ROSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Confederate rose mean?
• CONFEDERATE ROSE (noun)
The noun CONFEDERATE ROSE has 1 sense:
1. Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
Familiarity information: CONFEDERATE ROSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Confederate rose; Confederate rose mallow; cotton rose; Hibiscus mutabilis
Hypernyms ("Confederate rose" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
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