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Definition of Tall mallow

1. Noun. Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tall Mallow

Literary usage of Tall mallow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. At last, a Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1872)
"flowers., is Arrow-root.i The tall mallow-like shrub, with large pale yellowish-white flowers, Cotton. The huge grass with beads on it2 is covered with the ..."

2. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1887)
"... is Arrow-root.1 The tall mallow-like shrub, with large pale yellowish-white flowers, Cotton. The huge grass with beads on it2 is covered with the Job's ..."

3. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1908)
"For miles I could trace the rank growth of the tall mallow-like plants, higher than a man on horseback, looking like vast beds of tall hollyhock plants in ..."

4. A Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1868)
"... and we found ourselves apparently navigating the land, for the narrow boat-path was entirely concealed by the long reedy grasses and tall mallow-plants ..."

5. A Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1871)
"... apparently navigating the land, for the narrow boat-path was entirely concealed by the long reedy grasses and tall mallow-plants ..."

6. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1901)
"The most interesting thing found was a larva mining patches on leaves of a very tall mallow, which after brief pupation produced a new species, ..."

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