rose mallow

rose mallow ExamplesWord Origin noun

any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.

Origin of rose mallow First recorded in 1725–35 Examples from the Web for rose mallow Historical Examples of rose mallow

“I feel so happy, and yet so miserable, to-day,” said the Rose-Mallow to the Princess one morning.

Bessie Hatton

She thought of the Rose-Mallow, and pondered with new-born sympathy on the Violet’s pain.

Bessie Hatton

They were screened by a tangle of rose-mallow, and there John Woolfolk seated himself—waiting.

Joseph Hergesheimer

The Rose-Mallow alone was too busily employed in climbing the wall to observe what circumstance was disturbing the flower-garden.

Bessie Hatton

As she walked, weeping, beside the once brilliant border, she saw the Rose-Mallow lying half-dead across her path.

Bessie Hatton

British Dictionary definitions for rose mallow rose mallow noun

Also called (US and Canadian): marsh mallow any of several malvaceous marsh plants of the genus Hibiscus, such as H. moscheutos, of E North America, having pink or white flowers and downy leaves
US another name for the hollyhock