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mal·low (mal′ō)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Malva) of plants of the mallow family, with dissected or lobed leaves
  2. any of various other plants of the mallow family, as the marsh mallow or rose mallow

Etymology: ME malwe < OE mealuwe < L malva (> Ger malve, Fr mauve): see malachite

adjective

designating a family (Malvaceae, order Malvales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the hollyhock, cotton, marsh mallow, and okra, typically having large, showy flowers with many stamens borne on a tube, and a sticky juice in their stems, leaves, and roots

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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