Found 2 items, similar to rose mallow.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rose mallow rose mallow n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers [syn: swamp mallow, common rose mallow, swamp rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos ] 2: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn: Alcea rosea , Althea rosea]
English → English (gcide) Definition: rose mallow Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy.] (Bot.) A species of Alth[ae]a (Alth[ae]a rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow. Note: Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change??? [1913 Webster +PJC]