English > mallow: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of various plants of the family Malvaceae. |
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| Member of | Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family | herbs and shrubs and some trees |
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| Narrower | Indian mallow, Sida spinosa | Tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States |
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| Queensland hemp, jellyleaf, Sida rhombifolia | herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute |
| Virginia mallow, Sida hermaphrodita | tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers |
| abelmosk, musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus | bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus |
| althea, althaea, hollyhock | Any of various plants of the genus Althaea |
| chaparral mallow, Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Sphaeralcea fasciculata | shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers |
| checkerbloom, wild hollyhock, Sidalcea malviflora | perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated |
| common mallow, Malva neglecta | annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers |
| false mallow | An American plant of the genus Malvastrum |
| glade mallow, Napaea dioica | tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers |
| globe mallow, false mallow | genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits |
| hibiscus | Any plant of the genus Hibiscus |
| hollyhock | Any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea |
| malope, Malope trifida | western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts |
| mountain hollyhock, Iliamna ruvularis, Iliamna acerifolia | perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers |
| musk mallow, mus rose, Malva moschata | Erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers |
| poppy mallow | A plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer |
| seashore mallow | Any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal / coastal habitats |
| tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower, Malva sylvestris | Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers |
| velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti | tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber |
| waxmallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus | Any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers |
| wild hollyhock, Iliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remota | A rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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| Spanish | malva |
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| Catalan | malva |
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