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for Malva sylvestris
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants ({Malva) having mucilaginous qualities.
See Malvaceous.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({Malva sylvestris)
are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva
rotundifolia) is a common weed, and its flattened,
dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree
mallow ({Malva Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea),
musk mallow ({Malva moschata), rose mallow or
hollyhock, and curled mallow ({Malva crispa), are less
commonly seen.
[1913 Webster]
Indian mallow. See Abutilon.
Jew's+mallow,+a+plant+({Corchorus+olitorius">Jew's mallow, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius) used as a pot
herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
Marsh mallow. See under Marsh.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Malva sylvestris \Malva sylvestris\prop. n. (Bot.)
The species name of the tall mallow, an erect or decumbent
Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple
flowers; introduced into the U. S.
Syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mauve \Mauve\ (m[=o]v), n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from
the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common
mallow, Malva sylvestris. See Mallow.]
A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
[1913 Webster]
Mauve aniline (Chem.), a dyestuff produced artificially by
the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first
discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It
consists of the sulphate of mauve["i]ne, and is a dark
brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a
beatiful purple color. Called also aniline purple,
violine, Perkin's mauve, etc.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
cheeseflower \cheeseflower\ n.
an erect or decumbent Old World perennial ({Malva
sylvestris) with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers;
introduced into the U. S.
Syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, Malva sylvestris.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Malva sylvestris
n 1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary
clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United
States [syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese,
cheeseflower, Malva sylvestris]
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