tall mallow

tall mallow
noun
erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
Hypernyms: ↑mallow
Member Holonyms: ↑Malva, ↑genus Malva

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  • tall mallow — miškinė dedešva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dedešvinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Malva sylvestris), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malva sylvestris angl.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • mallow — /ˈmæloʊ/ (say maloh) noun any of various plants of the family Malvaceae, as the tall mallow, Malva sylvestris, a plant growing up to one metre high with bright mauve purple flowers with dark veins, found growing in fields. {Middle English malue,… …  

  • high mallow — noun erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy purple flowers; introduced in United States • Syn: ↑tall mallow, ↑cheese, ↑cheeseflower, ↑Malva sylvestris • Hypernyms: ↑mallow • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • high mallow — miškinė dedešva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dedešvinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Malva sylvestris), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malva sylvestris angl.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Indian mallow — noun 1. tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States • Syn: ↑Sida spinosa • Hypernyms: ↑mallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Sida, ↑genus Sida 2. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having… …   Useful english dictionary

  • marsh mallow — 1. an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places. 2. the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos. [bef. 1000; ME marshmalue, OE merscmealwe. See MARSH, MALLOW] * * * Perennial herbaceous plant (Althaea… …   Universalium

  • musk mallow — 1. Also called musk rose. a European mallow, Malva moschata, introduced into North America, having musk scented white or lavender flowers. 2. abelmosk. [1775 85] * * * ▪ plant also called  abelmosk         (species Hibiscus moschatus, H.… …   Universalium

  • Indian mallow — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glade mallow — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Napaea dioica • Hypernyms: ↑mallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Napaea, ↑genus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indian mallow — n. a tall weed (Abutilon theophrasti) of the mallow family, with small, yellow flowers and large, heart shaped, velvety leaves …   English World dictionary

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