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Mallow vs Tallow - What's the difference?

mallow | tallow |

As nouns the difference between mallow and tallow

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 tallow is a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants.

As a verb tallow is

to grease or smear with tallow.

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

    tallow

    English

    (wikipedia tallow)

    Noun

    (-)
  • a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants
  • * 1929 , , chapter VIII, section ii:
    • Nor were the wool prospects much better. The .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grease or smear with tallow.
  • To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
    • to tallow sheep