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LAVATERA ARBOREA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lavatera arborea mean?
• LAVATERA ARBOREA (noun)
The noun LAVATERA ARBOREA has 1 sense:
1. arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
Familiarity information: LAVATERA ARBOREA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Lavatera arborea; tree mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf
Hypernyms ("Lavatera arborea" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Lavatera arborea" is a member of...):
genus Lavatera; Lavatera (widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers)
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