mallow

名词 n.
英 /ˈmæləʊ/    美 /ˈmæloʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
    — Gonzalo. Had I plantation of this isle, my lord,— Antonio. He’ld sow’t with nettle-seed. Sebastian. Or docks, or mallows.
  2. Larentia clavaria, an uncommon moth found across Eurasia. countable,uncountable

词形变化

mallows plural

词源

From Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva. Compare the doublet mauve.
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