dwarf mallow

dwarf mallow
noun
: a prostrate European weedy plant (Malva rotundifolia) having long-stalked roundish leaves, blue flowers, and small flat fruits — called also blue mallow; compare cheese 4

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cheese (def. 5).

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dwarf mallow,
a native European herb of the mallow family, growing along the ground. It has roundish leaves and pale lilac or white flowers.

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  • dwarf mallow — apskritalapė dedešva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dedešvinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Malva pusilla), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malva pusilla angl. dwarf mallow šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • dwarf mallow — cheese (def. 5). * * * …   Universalium

  • dwarf mallow — /dwɔf ˈmæloʊ/ (say dwawf maloh) noun a European herb, Malva neglecta, with roundish leaves and small pinkish white flowers …  

  • Mallow — Mal low, Mallows Mal lows, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala chh; cf. mala ssein to soften, malako s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve}, {Malachite}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indian mallow — Mallow Mal low, Mallows Mal lows, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala chh; cf. mala ssein to soften, malako s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jew's mallow — Mallow Mal low, Mallows Mal lows, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala chh; cf. mala ssein to soften, malako s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marsh mallow — Mallow Mal low, Mallows Mal lows, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala chh; cf. mala ssein to soften, malako s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blue mallow — noun : dwarf mallow …   Useful english dictionary

  • ground mallow — noun : dwarf mallow …   Useful english dictionary

  • low mallow — noun : dwarf mallow …   Useful english dictionary

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