mallow
any of various plants of the genus Malva, including several popular garden plants, as the musk mallow.
Origin of mallow
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How to use mallow in a sentence
If she goes not well to stool, give a clyster made only of the decoction of mallows and a little brown sugar.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousThey suck the sap of vegetables, piercing the capsules of divers kinds of mallows, and always keeping in the sunshine.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierJase Mallows, however, just then relieved from duty at the steering sweep, was less subtle of deduction.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville BuckIt might even have been scoffed into limbo had not Jase Mallows leaned forward, twirling his mustache, and made himself heard.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville BuckIt was Jase Mallows and she confronted him with a high head and, in remembrance of his swaggering impertinence, spoke imperiously.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for mallow
/ (ˈmæləʊ) /
any plant of the malvaceous genus Malva, esp M. sylvestris of Europe, having purple, pink, or white flowers: See also dwarf mallow, musk mallow
any of various related plants, such as the marsh mallow, rose mallow, Indian mallow, and tree mallow
Origin of mallow
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