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мальва

English translation: mallow, hollyhock

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Russian term or phrase:мальва
English translation:mallow, hollyhock
Entered by: Alexandra Goldburt

01:35 May 19, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Botany / name of a flower
Russian term or phrase: мальва
Кто-нибудь знает, как называется по-английски этот цветок?

Спасибо!
Alexandra Goldburt
Local time: 20:36
mallow, hollyhock
Explanation:
According to dictionaries. Details to follow.

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-05-19 01:45:02 GMT)
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Malvaceae - the mallow family. It includes:
genus Malva - many Old World mallows
genus alcea - hollyhocks

So hollyhock is narrower than mallow. But beautiful: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/b/Malvaceae/Alcea/none/cult...
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Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 23:36
Grading comment
I'd like to thank everybody who took his/her time to give an answer and/or add a note, but especially to Rachel, for sharing the website! I was able to find on that website the very flower that grows in my garden!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4mallow
Dmitrie Highduke
3 +1mallow, hollyhock
Rachel Douglas
3mallow
koundelev


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mallow


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-05-19 01:39:19 GMT)
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latin - Malva

koundelev
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mallow


Explanation:
Я знаю, mallow. Пойду спать...

Dmitrie Highduke
Ukraine
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mallow, hollyhock


Explanation:
According to dictionaries. Details to follow.

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-05-19 01:45:02 GMT)
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Malvaceae - the mallow family. It includes:
genus Malva - many Old World mallows
genus alcea - hollyhocks

So hollyhock is narrower than mallow. But beautiful: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/b/Malvaceae/Alcea/none/cult...

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I'd like to thank everybody who took his/her time to give an answer and/or add a note, but especially to Rachel, for sharing the website! I was able to find on that website the very flower that grows in my garden!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dorene Cornwell: hollyhock more familiar to me in US
6 mins
  -> Thanks.
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