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waxmallow

waxmallow

9.9
A small plant with bright, bell-shaped hanging flowers like unopened hibiscus blooms
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : malvavisco
  • The garden was filled with waxmallow, their vibrant red flowers attracting hummingbirds.

Examples

  • We planted a waxmallow beside the walkway to add some color to the entrance.

  • Botanists studied the unique shape of the waxmallow to compare it to hibiscus.

  • The waxmallow blooms beautifully in the garden.

  • Look at that lovely waxmallow in the park!

  • The garden was filled with waxmallow, their vibrant red flowers attracting hummingbirds.

  • We planted a waxmallow beside the walkway to add some color to the entrance.

  • Look at that lovely waxmallow in the park!

Synonyms

sleeping hibiscus
vswaxmallow
  • US
8.7

A small plant with hanging, bell-shaped flowers that stay partly closed

is the common name used more generally for those same plants
Malvaviscus
vswaxmallow
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small shrubs with bright red flowers like hibiscus from Central and South America

is the everyday name for those genus plants focusing on flower look
wax mallow
vswaxmallow
9.8

A tropical plant with bright, bell-shaped flowers like a hibiscus

describes similar plants whose flowers appear unopened rather than partly open

Surface Forms

waxmallow singular
waxmallows plural

Morphology

waxmallow = wax + mallow (transparent) = wax + mallow

The name is a straightforward compound 'wax' + 'mallow' referring to a mallow-like plant with waxy appearance, so its meaning is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Waxmallow is formed from wax and mallow: wax points to the shiny, 'waxy' look of its petals, and mallow names the flower family, the same 'mallow' in marshmallow. So, the name helps you remember it is a mallow plant with wax-like, bell-shaped flowers like a small hibiscus.