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Word entry · 6 letters

mallow

Best crossword clue

"Soft garden bloom"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmæləʊ/Part of speech nounSorted allmowStarts with MEnds with W2 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2A3L4L5O6W

Definitions

  1. any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

Word origin

From Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva. Compare the doublet mauve.

Used in a sentence

  • Gonzalo. Had I plantation of this isle, my lord,— Antonio. He’ld sow’t with nettle-seed. Sebastian. Or docks, or mallows.
  • For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
  • The Time Traveller paused, put his hand into his pocket, and silently placed two withered flowers, not unlike very large white mallows, upon the little table. Then he resumed his narrative.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Soft garden bloom6 letters
02Garden plant6 letters

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