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mal·low (m l )n.1. Any of various plants of the genus Malva, having pink or white axillary flowers, palmate leaves, and disklike schizocarpic fruits. 2. Any of various related plants, such as the rose mallow.
[Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe and from Old French malve, both from Latin malva, probably of Semitic origin; see ml in Semitic roots.] |
mallow [ˈmæləʊ]n1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the malvaceous genus Malva, esp M. sylvestris of Europe, having purple, pink, or white flowers See also dwarf mallow, musk mallow 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various related plants, such as the marsh mallow, rose mallow, Indian mallow, and tree mallow [Old English mealuwe, from Latin malva; probably related to Greek malakhē mallow]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | mallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceaehollyhock - any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers althaea, althea, hollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea poppy mallow - a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus seashore mallow - any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus malope, Malope trifida - western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts glade mallow, Napaea dioica - tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States jellyleaf, Queensland hemp, Sida rhombifolia - herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed Indian mallow, Sida spinosa - tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States false mallow, globe mallow - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Translations mallow [ˈmæləʊ] N → malva f mallow [ˈmæləʊ] n ( plant) → malva
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