单词 | tree mallow |
释义 | > as lemmastree mallow tree mallow n. any of several large woody-stemmed plants of the genus Lavatera, allied to the mallows; esp. L. arborea, of sea cliffs and maritime rocks in western Europe. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > hibiscus or mallow trees or shrubs and allies > [noun] > tree mallow tree mallow1597 velvet-leaf1728 mallow tree1736 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 788 Althæa arborescens. Tree Mallowe. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Maulve grande, the great Mallow, or tree Mallow. 1754 Catal. Seeds in Fam. Rose of Kilravock (Spalding Club) 427 Tree-mallow, a shrub. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 665/1 L[avatera] arborea, the Sea or Tree Mallow, is a common south-west European plant. < as lemmas |
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