Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
Larentia clavaria (species), an uncommon moth found across Eurasia.
Origin
From Middle English malwe, from Old English mealwe, borrowed from Latin malva. Compare the doublet mauve.
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