English Explanatory Dictionary

mallow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
  2. Larentia clavaria, an uncommon moth found across Eurasia.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 5598).
  3. A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæləʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mallow.wav /ˈmæloʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mallow.wav

Word forms

mallow mallows

Etymology

From Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva. Compare the doublet mauve.

Derived words

alkali mallow blue mallow bull mallow chaparral mallow Chinese mallow common mallow checkermallow country mallow curled mallow cut-leaved mallow dwarf mallow European mallow false mallow glade mallow globe mallow Greek mallow ground mallow high mallow hollyhock mallow Indian mallow Jew's mallow jute mallow low mallow mallow skipper mallowwort marsh mallow marshmallow musk mallow mallow rose Parry's mallow (Eremalche parryi poppy mallow prairie mallow rose mallow running mallow salt marsh mallow sea mallow seashore mallow shrub mallow swamp mallow tall mallow tree mallow Venice mallow vervain mallow water mallow wax mallow waxmallow white mallow whorled mallow
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