Definition of High mallow

1. Noun. Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States.

Exact synonyms: Cheese, Cheeseflower, Malva Sylvestris, Tall Mallow
Group relationships: Genus Malva, Malva
Generic synonyms: Mallow

Lexicographical Neighbors of High Mallow

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high mallow (current term)
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Literary usage of High mallow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1907)
"In default of visitors, its pollen-laden anthers, instead of drooping to get out of the way of the stigmas, as in the showy high mallow, remain extended so ..."

2. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1900)
"In default of visitors, its pollen-laden anthers, instead of drooping to get out of the way of the stigmas, as in the showy high mallow, remain extended so ..."

3. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"high mallow. Malva sylvestris. Mallow Family. Stem. ... The high mallow is an emigrant from Europe, which we encounter frequently along our roadsides in ..."

4. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"The high mallow is an erect plant of biennial growth, with fruits quite similar to the creeping variety and leaves shaped like those of currants. ..."

5. Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs by William Mansfield, E.R. Squibb & Sons (1919)
"NF (2) high mallow English name: Mallow Leaves. Synonyms: high mallow. ... Description: high mallow occurs as a mixture of entire and broken leaves, ..."

6. Elements of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen (1897)
"Provisions for Cross-Fertilization in the high mallow. ... The high mallow, a plant cultivated for its purplish flowers, which has run wild to some extent, ..."

7. Foundations of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen (1901)
"Provisions for Cross-Pollination in the high mallow. ... The high mallow, a plant cultivated for its purplish flowers, which has run wild to some extent, ..."

8. Foundations of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen (1901)
"The high mallow, a plant cultivated for its purplish flowers, which has run wild to some extent, is admirably adapted to secure cross-pollination, ..."

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