Definition of "mallow" [mal•low]

• Any of various plants of the genus Malva, having pink or white axillary flowers, palmate leaves, and disklike schizocarpic fruits. (noun)
• Any of various related plants, such as the rose mallow. (noun)

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• "This is common mallow, which is similar to the plant from which marshmallow used to be made."
• "GreeNoodle, a new instant noodle, gets a dose of added nutrition from moroheiya (aka mallow and mulukhiyah)."
• "Although my mallow was a bit too soft in the end, all was not lost - into the hemisphere mold it went, and a long stay in the freezer fixed the situation."