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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
2. 2
   perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

checkermallowprairie mallowsidalceasidalcea malviflorawild hollyhock

Etymology

From checker + bloom.

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