dwarf mallow

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Words nearby dwarf mallow

dwarfing, dwarfish, dwarfism, dwarf Japanese quince, dwarf male, dwarf mallow, dwarf palmetto, dwarf planet, dwarf shoot, dwarf star, dwarf sumac

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How to use dwarf mallow in a sentence

Another group of mistletoes, dwarf mistletoes, does things a bit differently.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Dwarf mistletoe is freaky, freaky, freaky stuff,” says David Watson, an ecologist at Charles Sturt University in Australia.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he was followed by each one of them until the seventh dwarf looked at his bed and saw Little Snow White lying there asleep.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The city is incredibly violent for its size, on par with metropolises that dwarf the town.
The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If they succeed, their dismantling of the ACA will dwarf everything else that has happened in our era.
Conservatives Find Typo in Obamacare, Try to Kill People With It|Michael Tomasky|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The third night, it being Christmas, this same dwarf returned to the chamber where I slept.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
The dwarf who had watched her came back again on his raven followed this time by a crowd of little men.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
These dwarf trees are very prevalent in their gardens, and preferred to the most magnificent and shady trees of a natural size.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
And having embraced the venerable dwarf, he emerged out of the well roaring with laughter.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
Musa was swinging from his saddle, and grasping in no gentle grip the cloak of the dwarf Zeyneb.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for dwarf mallow

dwarf mallow

noun

a European malvaceous plant, Malva neglecta (or M. rotundifolia), having rounded leaves and small pinkish-white flowers

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