malache

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

mălăchē and mŏlŏchē, ēs, f., = μαλάχη and μολόχη,

I a kind of mallows (v. malva).

1 Form malache, Varr. L. L. 5, 21, § 103 Müll.; Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 222; App. Herb. 41.—

2 Form moloche, Col. 10, 247 (poet.); cf. Plin. 20, 4, 14, § 29; App. Herb. 41.