SPHAERALCEA REMOTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphaeralcea remota mean? 

• SPHAERALCEA REMOTA (noun)
  The noun SPHAERALCEA REMOTA has 1 sense:

1. a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea

  Familiarity information: SPHAERALCEA REMOTA used as a noun is very rare.

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• SPHAERALCEA REMOTA (noun)

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Meaning:

A rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Iliamna remota; Sphaeralcea remota; wild hollyhock

Hypernyms ("Sphaeralcea remota" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("Sphaeralcea remota" is a member of...):

genus Iliamna; Iliamna (small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera)