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Mallow vs Ballow - What's the difference?

mallow | ballow |

As nouns the difference between mallow and ballow

is that mallow is 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 while ballow is (nautical) deep water inside a shoal or bar or ballow can be (obsolete) a cudgel.

As an adjective ballow is

(obsolete) round; pot-bellied.

mallow

English

(wikipedia mallow)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * Indian mallow * Jew's mallow * marshmallow

    ballow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) balowe, balwe, balgh, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Round; pot-bellied.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin unknown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar.

    • Etymology 3

    Origin obscure.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A cudgel.

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