[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
mauve malachite malva malvaceous malva sylvestris malva rotundifolia 
malva mauritiana lavatera arborea malva moschata malva crispa indian mallow 
abutilon jew's mallow corchorus olitorius marsh mallow marsh 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cheese \cheese\ ch=ez, n. oe. chese, as. c=ese, fr. l.
   caseus, ll. casius. cf. casein.
   1. the curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet,
      separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in
      a hoop or mold.
      1913 webster

   2. a mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in
      the form of a cheese.
      1913 webster

   3. the flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow
      malva rotundifolia. colloq.
      1913 webster

   4. a low courtesy; -- so called on account of the cheese form
      assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending
      the skirts by a rapid gyration. --de quincey. --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   cheese cake, a cake made of or filled with, a composition
      of soft curds, sugar, and butter. --prior.

   cheese fly zool., a black dipterous insect piophila
      casei of which the larvae or maggots, called skippers
      or hoppers, live in cheese.

   cheese mite zool., a minute mite tryoglyhus siro in
      cheese and other articles of food.

   cheese press, a press used in making cheese, to separate
      the whey from the curd, and to press the curd into a mold.
      

   cheese rennet bot., a plant of the madder family golium
      verum, or yellow bedstraw, sometimes used to coagulate
      milk. the roots are used as a substitute for madder.

   cheese vat, a vat or tub in which the curd is formed and
      cut or broken, in cheese making.
      1913 webster
see also:
casein malva rotundifolia cheese cake cheese fly piophila casei cheese mite 
tryoglyhus siro cheese press cheese rennet golium verum yellow bedstraw 
cheese vat 

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