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CHAPARRAL MALLOW
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
Synonyms:
chaparral mallow; Malacothamnus fasciculatus; Sphaeralcea fasciculata
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chaparral mallow" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("chaparral mallow" is a member of...):
genus Malacothamnus; Malacothamnus (genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow)