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		Definition of mallow in English: mallownoun ˈmaləʊˈmæloʊ A herbaceous plant with hairy stems, pink or purple flowers, and disc-shaped fruit. Genus Malva, family Malvaceae (the mallow family, which also contains hollyhocks, hibiscus, and abutilon): many species. See also marshmallow, tree mallow  Example sentencesExamples -  The dried or fresh flowers and leaves of high mallow and dwarf mallow are used as food and medicine.
 -  Rose mallow can be distinguished from marsh mallow mainly by the leaves and the size of the flowers.
 -  My parents are buried in a garden I made in Water Mill, the graves two unmarked stones, surrounded by Montauk daisies and pink mallow.
 -  The look is deliberately natural, with an emphasis on indigenous plants such as swamp mallow and drought-tolerant ornamental grasses.
 -  Other locals include yarrow, pussytoes, mallow, cudweed, meadowsweet, and chickweed.
 
 
 Origin   Old English meal(u)we, from Latin malva; related to Greek malakhē; compare with mauve. Rhymes   aloe, callow, fallow, hallow, marshmallow, sallow, shallow, tallow    Definition of mallow in US English: mallownounˈmalōˈmæloʊ A herbaceous plant with hairy stems, pink or purple flowers, and disk-shaped fruit. Several kinds are grown as ornamentals, and some are edible. Genus Malva, family Malvaceae (the mallow family): many species. This family also includes the hollyhocks, hibiscus, and abutilon. See also marshmallow, rose mallow  Example sentencesExamples -  My parents are buried in a garden I made in Water Mill, the graves two unmarked stones, surrounded by Montauk daisies and pink mallow.
 -  Other locals include yarrow, pussytoes, mallow, cudweed, meadowsweet, and chickweed.
 -  The dried or fresh flowers and leaves of high mallow and dwarf mallow are used as food and medicine.
 -  The look is deliberately natural, with an emphasis on indigenous plants such as swamp mallow and drought-tolerant ornamental grasses.
 -  Rose mallow can be distinguished from marsh mallow mainly by the leaves and the size of the flowers.
 
 
 Origin   Old English meal(u)we, from Latin malva; related to Greek malakhē; compare with mauve.     |