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checkerbloom

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check⋅er⋅bloom

  [chek-er-bloom]
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–noun
a western North American plant, Sidalcea malviflora, of the mallow family, having long, loose clusters of rose-colored flowers.
Also called wild hollyhock.

Origin:
1920–25; checker 1 + bloom 1
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check·er·bloom   (chěk'ər-blōōm')   
n.  An ornamental herb (Sidalcea malviflora) native to the western coast of North America and cultivated for its showy clusters of pink to purple flowers.

[checker(board) + bloom1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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