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Definition of Malva
1. Noun. Herbs and subshrubs: mallows.
Exact synonyms: Genus Malva
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Malva Moschata, Mus Rose, Musk Mallow, Common Mallow, Malva Neglecta, Cheese, Cheeseflower, High Mallow, Malva Sylvestris, Tall Mallow
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Malva Moschata, Mus Rose, Musk Mallow, Common Mallow, Malva Neglecta, Cheese, Cheeseflower, High Mallow, Malva Sylvestris, Tall Mallow
Definition of Malva
1. a plant of the marrow genus [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malva
Literary usage of Malva
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1822)
"( ) malva ALCEA. VERVAIN MALLOW. Class and Order. ... malva Alcea ; caule erecto,
foliis inferioribus ..."
2. Flora Domestica, Or, The Portable Flower-garden: With Directions for the by Elizabeth Kent, Leigh Hunt (1831)
"Italian, malva. THE Whorl-flowered Mallow is a native of China: it has pale red
flowers, blowing in June and July. The Syrian or Curled Mallow has white ..."
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