cotton rose

/ˌkɑtn roʊz/
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Other forms: cotton roses

Definitions of cotton rose
  1. noun
    Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
    synonyms: Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, Hibiscus mutabilis
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    type of:
    hibiscus
    any plant of the genus Hibiscus
  2. noun
    any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
    synonyms: cudweed, filago
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    types:
    Filago germanica, herba impia
    (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose
    type of:
    flower
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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