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common mallow

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of locally common species of mallow plants:

Malva sylvestris

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Europe, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheeses, high mallow, tall mallow

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of locally common species of mallow plants:

Australian hollyhock, native hollyhock (Malva neglecta)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of locally common species of mallow plants:

blue mallow (Malva preissiana)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheeses, forest mallow, tall mallow, high mallow

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Malva neglecta

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mallow

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