Etymology

mallow

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Today it means: Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans. Full definition →

Middle English malwe ← Old English mealwe ← Latin malva
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mallow · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommalva
  2. Old English · inherited frommealwe
  3. Middle English · inherited frommalwe
  4. English todaymallow

From Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva. Compare the doublet mauve.

Mallow · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromMeallach
  2. English todayMallow

From Irish Meallach.

Words from the same roots

Latinmalva all →

mauvemalvinmalvaceous

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