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Mallow

//ˈmæloʊ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 5598). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "Gonzalo. Had I plantation of this isle, my lord,— Antonio. He’ld sow’t with nettle-seed. Sebastian. Or docks, or mallows."

  2. 2
    any of various plants of the family Malvaceae wordnet
  3. 3
    Larentia clavaria, an uncommon moth found across Eurasia. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Irish Meallach.

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