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mallow

mallow

2 7.0
A small plant with pink or purple flowers and soft hairy leaves
  • noun
  • /ˈmæl.oʊ/
: malva
  • There were mallows and zinnias blooming in the gardens, several acres of them.
  • mallow bloom
  • mallow family
  • swamp mallow

Examples

  • The bright pink flowers of the mallow bloomed beautifully in my garden this spring.

  • The mallows were red and yellow; some few were white.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Harvested from the mallow marshes of Peru.

  • Yuccas flower in sunlit spaces, live oaks streaked with moss hang over dark, grassless patches; here and there, mallows bloom redly.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In our local botanical garden, I learned about the different species of mallow and their characteristics.

  • Several types of mallow thrive in our climate, attracting many pollinators during the summer months.

Synonyms

Malva
vsmallow
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A group of soft-stemmed plants with flowers that have five petals and soft sticky leaves

is a general plant term noting color and soft hairy leaves
Malvaceae
vsmallow
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of flowering plants like hibiscus, cotton, and okra

is a single plant within that family, noted for pink or purple flowers
genus Malva
vsmallow
  • Specialized
9.1

A group of flowering plants in the mallow family, including common mallows

names an individual plant with typical color and hairy leaves

Compounds

1 8.0

A wild plant with soft leaves and pale pink flowers that grows in wetlands

mallow family
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A family of flowering plants like cotton and okra

1 4.4

A tall flowering plant with large bright flowers often grown in gardens

A low wild plant with round leaves and pink or white flower clusters

1 9.2

A shrub with soft, hand-shaped leaves and bright red-purple flowers

1 9.3

A bush with large pink flowers that grows in salt marshes

seashore mallow
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A plant with hibiscus-like flowers that grows near the sea

1 9.8

A low rough plant with pink or red flowers that grows in dry areas

1 8.5

A small European plant with pink flowers and triangular leaves that lives for many years

musk mallow
  • Indian
1 8.6

A bushy tropical plant with flowers like hibiscus that are yellow, pink, or scarlet

1 9.7

A tall herb that lives many years and has rosy purple flowers used in gardens and teas

Indian mallow
  • Indian
1 9.5

A tropical plant with bright flowers often grown for its fiber or found as a weed

chaparral mallow
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub with hairy branches and spikes of mauve flowers

A plant that lives many years with hairy stems, triangular leaves, and clusters of rose-purple flowers

A showy shrub that grows in salt marshes and has large pink flowers

A Chinese bush with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in a day

false mallow
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from the Americas with pink or red flowers and round fruits

A plant that lives for many years with rose-red fringed flowers

9.3

A plant from Europe and Asia that lives for many years with slightly musky leaves and white or pink flowers

9.9

A tall wild plant with palm-shaped leaves and small white flowers growing near rivers in eastern and central United States

Hairy plant that lives many years with round lobed leaves and large purple or red flowers

red false mallow
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with groups of bright red flowers that grows in the western United States

poppy mallow
  • Specialized
9.5

A low garden plant with leaves shaped like a hand and red, white, or purple flowers that bloom all summer

A plant from the western United States with bright red flowers in small clusters

A plant with pink or white flowers that grows in salty wet ground

A tall plant with large rose-colored flowers that grows in salt marshes

A tall garden plant with pink-purple flowers that grows back every year

A tall plant from the southeastern United States with maple-like leaves and white flowers

A tropical plant with bright, bell-shaped flowers like a hibiscus

How Showy

Lavatera arborea
  • Specialized
9.9
Lavatera
  • Specialized
1 9.1
mallow
2 7.0
wildflower
26 2.2

Surface Forms

mallow singular
mallows plural

Etymology

Mallow comes from an old name malva for a soft, hairy plant and became the English name for the plants with soft leaves and pretty flowers. A helpful way to remember it is marshmallow, the sweet named after the mallow that grew in marshes, so think of mallow as a soft, soothing plant often used in teas and simple remedies.