[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

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.
        wordnet 1.5

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

mauve \mauve\ m=ov, 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.
   1913 webster

   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"ine, 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
malva sylvestris mallow mauve aniline aniline purple violine perkin's mauve 

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

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.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
malva sylvestris malva sylvestris 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

malva sylvestris
     n : erect or decumbent old world perennial with axillary
         clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in united
         states syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower
see also:
tall mallow high mallow cheese cheeseflower 

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