/ ˈmæləʊ; NAmE -loʊ/ noun
[ C , U ] a plant with stems covered with small hairs and pink, purple or white flowers
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English meal(u)we , from Latin malva ; related to Greek malakhē ; compare with mauve .
/ ˈmæləʊ; NAmE -loʊ/ noun
[ C , U ] a plant with stems covered with small hairs and pink, purple or white flowers
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English meal(u)we , from Latin malva ; related to Greek malakhē ; compare with mauve .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005