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Definition of Mallow
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the family Malvaceae.
Specialized synonyms: Malva Moschata, Mus Rose, Musk Mallow, Common Mallow, Malva Neglecta, Cheese, Cheeseflower, High Mallow, Malva Sylvestris, Tall Mallow, Abelmoschus Moschatus, Abelmosk, Hibiscus Moschatus, Musk Mallow, Abutilon Theophrasti, Butter-print, China Jute, Indian Mallow, Velvet-leaf, Velvetleaf, Velvetweed, Hollyhock, Althaea, Althea, Hollyhock, Poppy Mallow, Hibiscus, Iliamna Remota, Sphaeralcea Remota, Wild Hollyhock, Iliamna Acerifolia, Iliamna Ruvularis, Mountain Hollyhock, Seashore Mallow, Chaparral Mallow, Malacothamnus Fasciculatus, Sphaeralcea Fasciculata, Malope, Malope Trifida, False Mallow, Sleeping Hibiscus, Wax Mallow, Waxmallow, Glade Mallow, Napaea Dioica, Sida Hermaphrodita, Virginia Mallow, Jellyleaf, Queensland Hemp, Sida Rhombifolia, Indian Mallow, Sida Spinosa, Checkerbloom, Sidalcea Malviflora, Wild Hollyhock, False Mallow, Globe Mallow
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Mallow
1. n. A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous.
Definition of Mallow
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mallow
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mallow
Literary usage of Mallow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Bond & Share Society, New Hampshire Dental Society, American Wine Society, Manning Valley Historical Society (1906)
"Arnold, 36, lived in mallow in 1641, and saw O'Callaghan at the head of his own
company; he was also at the taking of the Short Castle, in mallow, ..."
2. The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances by Clinton G. Gilroy (1845)
"These are, the Common mallow, Malva Silvestris, Linn.; the Marsh mallow. ...
The Common mallow is called by the Latin writers Malva. by the Greek ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"Telephone Service for mallow and Tipperary. MR. WILLIAM ABRAHAM (Cork Co., NE) :
I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"By far the most ' mmon with us is the familiar weed known as o.mmon mallow (Jf.
rotundifolia, Linn.), so . aD dan t by the wayside, in rich shaded door- ..."
5. The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs and Lyrics by Charles Welsh (1907)
"One time nought but claret drinking, Then like politicians thinking To raise the
sinking funds when sinking, Live the rakes of mallow. ..."
6. Familiar Wild Flowers by Frederick Edward Hulme (1878)
"Like its near ally the common mallow, it is only found in Scotland in the ...
In our remarks on the common mallow the many features that are common to all ..."
7. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology: Comprising All Organic and by David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth (1906)
"Fevers, typhus, etc., ulcération, gangrene, tetanus, general debility, irritable
stomach, debility of the aged, etc. 54. MALVACEAE. mallow Family. ..."
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