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Malva sylvestris

Malva sylvestris

9.9
A plant that lives for several years and has rosy-purple flowers native to Europe and Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : malva silvestre
  • The roadside was lined with blooming Malva sylvestris, adding color to the landscape.

Examples

  • Gardeners often cultivate Malva sylvestris for its attractive rosy-purple flowers.

  • Researchers studied the medicinal properties of Malva sylvestris in traditional remedies.

  • The garden is filled with beautiful Malva sylvestris plants.

  • Have you ever seen Malva sylvestris growing in the wild?

  • Gardeners often cultivate Malva sylvestris for its attractive rosy-purple flowers.

  • The roadside was lined with blooming Malva sylvestris, adding color to the landscape.

  • Have you ever seen Malva sylvestris growing in the wild?

Synonyms

cheeseflower
vsMalva sylvestris
  • UK
9.9

A plant with pink-purple flowers that often grows in gardens

is native to Europe and Asia and described as introduced elsewhere
common mallow
vsMalva sylvestris
7.4

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

is described as having rosy purple flowers instead of pink or white ones

Surface Forms

Malva sylvestris singular
Malva sylvestrises plural

Morphology

Malva + sylvestris

This is a standard Linnaean binomial: Malva = mallow (genus) and sylvestris is a Latin epithet meaning 'of the woods' or 'wild', so together they literally denote a wild mallow species. If a learner knows the meanings of the constituents, the species meaning is directly derivable and follows a predictable cross-linguistic scientific naming pattern.

Etymology

Malva sylvestris comes from Latin: Malva is the word for the mallow plant and sylvestris means 'of the woods' or 'wild'. That's why the name describes the 'wild mallow' we find growing by roads and in gardens.