Malva
Origin
From the genus name, or in some Spanish or Portuguese contexts, from the Spanish or Portuguese word.
Full definition of malva
Noun
malva
(plural malvas)- A plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.
- 1989, Country Life, page 235:Another malva to note is M. moschata Alba, the white form of our native musk mallow.
- 2000, Rosalind Creasy, Edible Mexican Garden, Tuttle Publishing (), page 59:How to prepare: Cook the malvas the same way as amaranth and most other greens in Mexico are prepared, that is, briefly cooked with tomatoes or tomatillos and onions ...
- 2004, Frances Manos, Midwest Cottage Gardening, Big Earth Publishing (), page 79:If your hollyhocks are attacked by rust, and if hibiscus flowers are too tropical looking and gaudy for your taste, investigate another branch of the mallow family — the malvas. ... This spring I started seeds of another malva named M. sylvestris 'Mauritiana', and every seed came up.