globe mallow


globe mallow

noun

Definition of GLOBE MALLOW

: any of a genus (Sphaeralcea) of coarse herbs of the mallow family found in arid regions of North and South America and often having clusters of cup-shaped pink or scarlet flowers

First Known Use of GLOBE MALLOW

1900

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