cotton_rose | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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_mallow Hibiscus_mutabilis Confederate_rose | |
Related terms: | hibiscus | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads | |
Synonyms: | filago cudweed | |
Related terms: | flower herba_impia genus_Filago | |
Similar spelling: |
cotton_rat cotton_rush |