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cotton rose
cotton rosen. A shrub or small tree (Hibiscus mutabilis) in the mallow family, native to China and widely cultivated as an ornamental, having showy flowers that change in color from white when they open to dark pink or red as they fade. Also called Confederate rose.
[From its general resemblance to the cotton plant and the particular resemblance of its flower buds to cotton bolls.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cotton rose - Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United StatesConfederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, Hibiscus mutabilishibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus | | 2. | cotton rose - any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower headsfilago, cudweedflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Filago - genus of small woolly herbsFilago germanica, herba impia - (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose |
cotton rose
Synonyms for cotton rosenoun Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at nightSynonyms- Confederate rose
- Confederate rose mallow
- Hibiscus mutabilis
Related Wordsnoun any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower headsSynonymsRelated Words- flower
- genus Filago
- Filago germanica
- herba impia
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