mallow
pronunciation
How to pronounce mallow in British English:
UK [ˈmæləʊ]
How to pronounce mallow in American English:
US [ˈmæloʊ]
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- Noun:
- any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
Word Origin
- mallow (n.)
- late 14c., from late Old English malwe, from Latin malva "mallows," from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. The same lost word apparently yielded Greek malakhe "mallow."
Example
- 1. My teacher , mr. mallow , was writing some equation on the board .
- 2. I have yet to hear of a student that actually liked mr. mallow .
- 3. Taking mallow root found in marshes , they mixed it with nuts and fruit .
- 4. Drew mallow , the project 's leader , calls phantom eye , a prototype with a 46-metre wingspan , a " poor man 's satellite " .