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mallow

mal.low \'mal-(.)o-, -*(-w)\ n [ME malwe, fr. OE mealwe, fr. L malva] : any 
   of a genus (Malva) of herbs (family Malvaceae, the mallow fami ly) with 
   palmately lobed or dissected leaves and usu. showy flowers