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mallow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mal·low /ˈmæləʊ $ -oʊ/ noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa plant with pink or purple flowers 锦葵 marshmallow
Examples from the Corpus
mallowLeaves murmured, and foxglove and mallow nodded by the path; and a butterfly glinted past like a flake of amber.The bank above it was a tangled slope of late-flowering mallow and campion, bright purple-pink in the long grass.So Clarins created Eye Contour Gel with plant extracts from camomile, cornflower, marigold, soothing mallow and astringent witch-hazel.
Origin mallow (1000-1100) Latin malva
mal·low nounChineseSyllable
or purple pink a plant flowers Corpus with


mallow
mallow /ˈmæləʊ $ -oʊ/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1000-1100
 Language: Latin
 Origin: malva
a plant with pink or purple flowers
marshmallow


mal·lowBrE /ˈmæləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmæloʊ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a plant with stems covered with small hairs and pink, purple or white flowers 锦葵