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mallow

[ mal-oh ]

noun

  1. any of various plants of the genus Malva, including several popular garden plants, as the musk mallow.


mallow

/ ˈæəʊ /

noun

  1. any plant of the malvaceous genus Malva, esp M. sylvestris of Europe, having purple, pink, or white flowers See also dwarf mallow musk mallow
  2. any of various related plants, such as the marsh mallow, rose mallow, Indian mallow, and tree mallow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mallow1

before 1000; Middle English malue, Old English mealwe < Latin malva
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mallow1

Old English mealuwe, from Latin malva; probably related to Greek ŧ mallow
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As air pressure in the chamber decreased, the air inside the teacakes expanded until the chocolate cracked and the mallow filling puffed out.

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Outside the farm’s perimeter and at the top of the hillside, she is experimenting with drought-tolerant California native perennials, including fragrant pitcher sage, buckwheat, mallows and the native rose Rosa Californica.

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Outside the farm’s perimeter and at the top of the hillside, she is experimenting with drought-tolerant California native perennials, including fragrant pitcher sage, buckwheat, mallows and the native rose, Rosa Californica.

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They include creosote bush, desert lavender, apricot mallow, desert bluebells, milkweed and more.

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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.

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