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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 — 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 * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
