tree mallow

noun

tree mallow

noun

Etymology Possibly a calque of Classical Greek δενδρομαλάχη (dendromalákhē) from δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + μαλάχη (malákhē, “mallow”).

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Malva arborea, a mallow native to the British Isles and Mediterranean Europe and Africa.

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