What does "tree mallow" mean?

Malva arborea, a mallow native to the British Isles and Mediterranean Europe and Africa.

What is a synonym for "tree mallow"?

Common synonyms include: lavatera arborea, velvet-leaf, velvetleaf.

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1
Malva arborea, a mallow native to the British Isles and Mediterranean Europe and Africa.
2
arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States wordnet

Possibly a calque of Classical Greek δενδρομαλάχη (dendromalákhē) from δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + μαλάχη (malákhē, “mallow”).