[あおい(P);アオイ, aoi (P); aoi] (n) (1) (uk) (See 銭葵, 冬葵) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); (2) (See 二葉葵) Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); (3) (hollyhocks (genus Alcea) are part of the mallow family) (See 立葵) hollyhock; (P) #4,978[Add to Longdo]
[ぜにあおい;ゼニアオイ, zeniaoi ; zeniaoi] (n) (uk) common mallow (Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,
fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing
properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},
{Malachite}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities.
See {Malvaceous}.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({Malva sylvestris})
are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva
rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened,
dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree
mallow ({Malva Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}),
musk mallow ({Malva moschata}), rose mallow or
hollyhock, and curled mallow ({Malva crispa}), are less
commonly seen.
[1913 Webster]
{Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}.
{Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot
herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
{Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mallow
n 1: any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
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