mallow


Definition: Meaning of, mallow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmaləʊ /

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Singular Plural
mallow mallows
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a plant with pink or purple flowers
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mallow used in phrases

  • Confederate rose mallow (noun)
    1. chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
  • Indian mallow (noun)
    1. tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
    2. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fibre; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
  • Virginia mallow (noun)
    1. tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
  • chaparral mallow (noun)
    1. shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
  • clustered poppy mallow (noun)
    1. densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters
  • common mallow (noun)
    1. annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
  • common rose mallow (noun)
    1. showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-coloured flowers
  • false mallow (noun)
    1. genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
    2. an American plant of the genus Malvastrum
  • fringed poppy mallow (noun)
    1. perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers
  • glade mallow (noun)
    1. tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
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