mallow
Americannoun
noun
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any plant of the malvaceous genus Malva, esp M. sylvestris of Europe, having purple, pink, or white flowers See also dwarf mallow musk mallow
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any of various related plants, such as the marsh mallow, rose mallow, Indian mallow, and tree mallow
Etymology
Origin of mallow
before 1000; Middle English malue, Old English mealwe < Latin malva
Example Sentences
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Now, this green, a variety of mallow, is making up an outsize portion of many Gazans’ diets by providing an inexpensive way to blunt hunger.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
In Jabaliya, a refugee camp near Gaza City, families scrounged for mallow leaves to make a thin broth to break the daily Ramadan fast.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
The deserted village is slowly being taken over by vast banks of wild mallow.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
Davidson’s bush mallow, found in the Oro Vista Park in the Big Tujunga Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
Gradually it became red and soft with rust and gradually the mallow weeds grew up around it and the flaking rust fed the weeds.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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