globe mallow

Meaning

Noun

• Any of many North American plants of the genus Sphaeralcea (genus) in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
• Plants of the genus Iliamna (genus) in the mallow family, Malvaceae, more commonly known as wild hollyhock.

Origin

• globe + mallow. The flowers of both kinds are globe-shaped just before the petals fully open.