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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 flowersplay

  Familiarity information: VIRGINIA MALLOW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VIRGINIA MALLOW (noun)


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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