rose mallows
English
Etymology 1
Noun
- plural of rose mallow
Etymology 2
A corruption of the Malay-Javanese rasamalla, meaning "perfume garland".
Noun
- Synonym of storax (“type of resin”).
References
- (storax): Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “rose mallows”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].