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单词 malval
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malvaladj.n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: malva n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < malva n. + -al suffix1, after scientific Latin Malvales, alliance name. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mæ·lvăl) /ˈmælvəl/.
Botany. Obsolete.
A. adj.
In J. Lindley's terminology: designating or belonging to an alliance or group of families including the mallow family, the linden family, and several others.
ΚΠ
1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 92 The highest alliances in regard to structure are the Malval and Melial.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 368 Malval exogens, with columnar stamens all perfect.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 155/1 Bombaceæ, the Silk-cotton family, a group..belonging to Lindley's Malval alliance.
B. n.
A plant of this alliance.
ΚΠ
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 242 Passing successively through Malvals, Sapindals, Guttiferals, we reach the Nymphal Alliance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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