common rose mallow
- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən roʊz ˈmæl.oʊ/
- US
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malva rosa común
- Gardeners appreciate the common rose mallow for its striking and colorful blossoms.
Examples
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We spotted a common rose mallow near the edge of the salt marsh on our walk.
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The common rose mallow blooms beautifully in summer.
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The common rose mallow can be found blooming in the wetlands throughout summer.
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Have you seen the common rose mallow at the park?
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Gardeners appreciate the common rose mallow for its striking and colorful blossoms.
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The common rose mallow can be found blooming in the wetlands throughout summer.
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We spotted a common rose mallow near the edge of the salt marsh on our walk.
Synonyms
A bush with large pink flowers that grows in salt marshes
A large plant that lives for many years with big rose-colored flowers that grows in wet places like marshes
A tall plant with large rose-colored flowers that grows in salt marshes
A tall flowering plant with large bright flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'mallow' names a flowering plant, 'rose' specifies the flower color/rose-like quality, and 'common' marks it as the widespread variety. These adjective + noun and modifier + noun patterns are standard and a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer it denotes a common mallow with rose-colored/showy flowers.
Etymology
The name common rose mallow comes from its parts: common because it grows in many places, rose for its large pink, rose-like flowers, and mallow as the type of plant. So the name describes a bright marsh shrub with rose-colored flowers.
