mallow
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈmæl.əʊ/ us/ˈmæl.oʊ/
锦葵
a plant that has pink or purple flowers and a stem with small hairs on it. There are many different types of mallow.
Cotton is related to mallows, hollyhocks, and hibiscus, all members of the mallow family (Malvaceae). 棉花与锦葵、冬青、木槿有关，都是锦葵科（Malvaceae）的成员。
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- Hollyhock, thistle and mallow are all host plants for eggs of the painted ladies butterfly.
- The seedlings sprouted, and dozens of the mallows are thriving today.
- No breeze disturbed the budding magnolias or the tree mallows, or the azaleas for which the garden was noted.
- They named the fabric colour "mauve", adopting the French name for the mallow flower whose natural hue resembled their artificial one.