mallow

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a plant of the family Malvaceae, often with soft hairy leaves and pink, purple, or white flowers

   Wild mallow grew beside the field, opening pale flowers in early summer.

From Middle English malwe and Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva ("mallow"). Mauve is an etymological relative, named through French for the purple color of some mallow flowers.

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