mallow

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Common mallow, which is shown here, is also called cheeses because the small fruits that form in late summer resemble tiny wheels of cheese.

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  1. noun Any of various plants of the genus Malva, having pink or white axillary flowers, palmate leaves, and disklike schizocarpic fruits.
  2. noun Any of various related plants, such as the rose mallow.

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  • The desert globe mallow is a wonderful example of the rich variety of color and texture that can be found throughout the Mojave and Sonoran Desert areas of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. —  Victorville Daily Press :
  • Common mallow is the one most easily found, and was growing all over my friends Adirondack farm. —  Slashfood
  • Common mallow, which is shown here, is also called cheeses because the small fruits that form in late summer resemble tiny wheels of cheese. —  Slashfood
  • Decoctions of mallow were therefore useful for all sorts of urinary and bowel problems, and irritable coughs. —  The Old Foodie
  • One of my favorites is the apricot mallow, a native in these desert regions that features a pretty color surprise. —  AroundTheCapitol.com
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  1. Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe and from Old French malve, both from Latin malva, probably of Semitic origin; see mlḥ in Semitic roots.

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  1. from Middle English malowe, malue, from Anglo-Saxon malwe, mealwe = Dutch maluwe = G. malve = Old French malve, French mauve = Provencal Spanish Portuguese Italian malva, from Latin malva, prob., with some alteration (cf. Latin malope, mentioned by Pliny as one Greek form) of the form later used as Greek, malache (also moloche), from Greek μαλάχη, also μολόχη (later μάλβα, μάλβαξ, after L.), mallow, apparently so called from its emollient properties, or perhaps from its soft, downy leaves, from μαλάσσ, σ1ειν, soften, from μαλακός, soft.
 

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