mallow

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Larentia clavaria, an uncommon moth found across Eurasia.

Synonyms

Malva sylvestris

high mallow

mallow moth

Translations

maluwe

Malva

malva

Larentia clavaria

Wegrand-Malven-Blattspanner

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmæləʊ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva. Compare the doublet mauve.

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