Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mallows"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Mallows
occurs only in Job 30:4 (R.V., "saltwort"). The word so rendered
(malluah, from melah, "salt") most probably denotes the Atriplex
halimus of Linnaeus, a species of sea purslane found on the
shores of the Dead Sea, as also of the Mediterranean, and in
salt marshes. It is a tall shrubby orach, growing to the height
sometimes of 10 feet. Its buds and leaves, with those of other
saline plants, are eaten by the poor in Palestine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,
fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing
properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},
{Malachite}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities.
See {Malvaceous}.
Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({M. sylvestris}) are
used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({M. rotundifolia})
is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits
are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow ({M.
Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}), musk mallow ({M.
moschata}), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow
({M. crispa}), are less commonly seen.
{Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}.
{Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot
herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
{Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.
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