CHEESEFLOWER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States

Synonyms:

cheese; cheeseflower; high mallow; Malva sylvestris; tall mallow

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cheeseflower" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("cheeseflower" is a member of...):

genus Malva; Malva (herbs and subshrubs: mallows)

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