Malva sylvestris

Malva sylvestris
    n 1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary
         clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United
         States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese},
         {cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]
    

Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,
   fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
   malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing
   properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},
   {Malachite}.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities.
   See {Malvaceous}.
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   Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({Malva sylvestris})
         are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva
         rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened,
         dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree
         mallow ({Malva Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}),
         musk mallow ({Malva moschata}), rose mallow or
         hollyhock, and curled mallow ({Malva crispa}), are less
         commonly seen.
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   {Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}.

   {Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot
      herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.

   {Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.
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Malva sylvestris \Malva sylvestris\prop. n. (Bot.)
   The species name of the tall mallow, an erect or decumbent
   Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple
   flowers; introduced into the U. S.

   Syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower.
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Mauve \Mauve\ (m[=o]v), n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from
   the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common
   mallow, {Malva sylvestris}. See {Mallow}.]
   A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
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   {Mauve aniline} (Chem.), a dyestuff produced artificially by
      the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first
      discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It
      consists of the sulphate of mauve["i]ne, and is a dark
      brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a
      beatiful purple color. Called also {aniline purple},
      {violine}, {Perkin's mauve}, etc.
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cheeseflower \cheeseflower\ n.
   an erect or decumbent Old World perennial ({Malva
   sylvestris}) with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers;
   introduced into the U. S.

   Syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, {Malva sylvestris}.
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