LAVATERA ARBOREA

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Meaning:

Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States

Synonyms:

Lavatera arborea; tree mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Lavatera arborea" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("Lavatera arborea" is a member of...):

genus Lavatera; Lavatera (widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers)

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