malva rotundifolia

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malva rotundifolia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     Note: The flowers of the common mallow (Malva sylvestris)
           are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia
           ) is a common weed, and its flattened,
           dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree
           mallow (Malva Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea),
           musk mallow (Malva moschata), rose mallow or
           hollyhock, and curled mallow (Malva crispa), are less
           commonly seen.
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     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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  Cheese \Cheese\ (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L.
     caseus, LL. casius. Cf. Casein.]
     1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet,
        separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in
        a hoop or mold.
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     2. A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in
        the form of a cheese.
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     3. The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow
        (Malva rotundifolia). [Colloq.]
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     4. A low courtesy; -- so called on account of the cheese form
        assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending
        the skirts by a rapid gyration. --De Quincey. --Thackeray.
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     Cheese cake, a cake made of or filled with, a composition
        of soft curds, sugar, and butter. --Prior.
  
     Cheese fly (Zool.), a black dipterous insect (Piophila  casei
        ) of which the larv[ae] or maggots, called skippers
        or hoppers, live in cheese.
  
     Cheese mite (Zool.), a minute mite (Tryoglyhus siro) in
        cheese and other articles of food.
  
     Cheese press, a press used in making cheese, to separate
        the whey from the curd, and to press the curd into a mold.
        
  
     Cheese rennet (Bot.), a plant of the Madder family (Golium  verum
        , or yellow bedstraw), sometimes used to coagulate
        milk. The roots are used as a substitute for madder.
  
     Cheese vat, a vat or tub in which the curd is formed and
        cut or broken, in cheese making.
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