common mallow

common mallow
noun
annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
Syn: ↑Malva neglecta
Hypernyms: ↑mallow
Member Holonyms: ↑Malva, ↑genus Malva

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noun
1. : a procumbent biennial plant (Malva neglecta) with round-cordate leaves on long petioles and pale-blue flowers in the axils
2. Britain : an erect plant (Malva sylvestris) related to the common mallow

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cheese (def. 5).

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  • Common mallow — is a common name used for a number of different species of Malva: Malva sylvestris is the Common mallow in Europe and North Africa Malva neglecta is the Common mallow in the United States Malva preissiana is a common mallow in Australia and New… …   Wikipedia

  • common mallow — paprastoji dedešva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dedešvinių šeimos daržovinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Malva neglecta), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malva neglecta angl. common mallow šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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

  • common mallow — plant having pink or white flowers belonging to the genus Malvaceae …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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

  • MALLOW — MALLOW, plant of the genus Malva. Six species are found in Israel, the most common, found in almost every part of the country, being the Malva nicaensis, Malva silvestris, and Malva parviflora. During the siege of Jerusalem in 1948 the citizens… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 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

  • mallow — /mal oh/, n. any of various plants of the genus Malva, including several popular garden plants, as the musk mallow. [bef. 1000; ME malue, OE mealwe < L malva] * * * ▪ plant       any of several flowering plants in the hibiscus, or mallow, family… …   Universalium

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