mallow
/ˈmæləʊ/
Etymology
From Irish Meallach.
mallow means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
mallow is pronounced /ˈmæləʊ/.
name
- A surname.
- A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 5598).
- A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.
noun
- 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.“Gonzalo. Had I plantation of this isle, my lord,—
Antonio. He’ld sow’t with nettle-seed.
Sebastian. Or docks, or mallows.”
- Larentia clavaria, an uncommon moth found across Eurasia.