mallow

[ mal-oh ]

noun
  1. any of various plants of the genus Malva, including several popular garden plants, as the musk mallow.

Origin of mallow

1
before 1000; Middle English malue,Old English mealwe<Latin malva

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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.

  • They suck the sap of vegetables, piercing the capsules of divers kinds of mallows, and always keeping in the sunshine.

    The Insect World | Louis Figuier
  • Jase Mallows, however, just then relieved from duty at the steering sweep, was less subtle of deduction.

    A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck
  • It 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 Buck
  • It 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

mallow

/ (ˈmæləʊ) /


noun
  1. 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. any of various related plants, such as the marsh mallow, rose mallow, Indian mallow, and tree mallow

Origin of mallow

1
Old English mealuwe, from Latin malva; probably related to Greek malakhē mallow

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