rose mallow

noun

Any of various flowering plants in the genus Hibiscus.

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swamp mallowcommon rose mallowswamp rose mallowHibiscus moscheutosAlcea roseaAlthea rosea
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Meanings

nounrose mallow (plural rose mallows)

plural rose mallows · alternative rosemallow · alternative rose-mallow

  1. Any of various flowering plants in the genus Hibiscus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers

Similar
swamp mallowcommon rose mallowswamp rose mallowHibiscus moscheutos
Broader
hibiscus

nounplant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock

Similar
Alcea roseaAlthea rosea
Broader
hollyhock
Also see
abelmosk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rose + mallow.

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APA

rose mallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20mallow

MLA

“rose mallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20mallow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rose mallow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20mallow.

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