checkerbloom n 1: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated [syn: {checkerbloom}, {wild hollyhock}, {Sidalcea malviflora}]
checkerbloom \checkerbloom\ n. a perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of West North America ({Sidalcea malviflora}) that is also cultivated. Syn: wild hollyhock, {Sidalcea malviflora}. [WordNet 1.5]