tall mallow
- noun
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malva alta
- The tall mallow blooms each summer, brightening the garden with its rosy-purple flowers.
Examples
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We spotted a cluster of tall mallows growing wild along the country road.
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Many gardeners admire the resilience of the tall mallow in various soil types.
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The garden is filled with beautiful tall mallow plants.
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Look at this tall mallow!
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Many gardeners admire the resilience of the tall mallow in various soil types.
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The tall mallow blooms each summer, brightening the garden with its rosy-purple flowers.
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We spotted a cluster of tall mallows growing wild along the country road.
Synonyms
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9.9
A tall wild plant with purple flowers that grows in fields
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7.0
A small plant with pink or purple flowers and soft hairy leaves
A plant that lives for several years and has rosy-purple flowers native to Europe and Asia
A low wild plant with round leaves and pink or white flower clusters
A plant with pink-purple flowers that often grows in gardens
A tall herb that lives many years and has rosy purple flowers used in gardens and teas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase simply combines the adjective 'tall' with the noun 'mallow' so the meaning (a mallow plant that is relatively tall) is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a transparent adjective+noun composition common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Tall mallow simply joins tall and mallow: mallow was an old name for a soft, useful herb, and tall shows this one grows higher than others. So the name helps you remember it is a herb that lives for many years with upright stems and clusters of rosy-purple flowers.