cheeseflower
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Noun (1)
- erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United StatesSynonyms: tall mallowhigh mallowcheeseMalva sylvestrisType of mallowMember of Malva, genus Malva
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
cheeseflower noun
an erect or decumbent Old World perennial (Malva sylvestris) with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced into the U. S. Syn. — tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, Malva sylvestris.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5