The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

malope \malope\ n.
   A Western Mediterranean annual (Malope trifida) having deep
   purple-red flowers subtended by three large cordate bracts.

   Syn: Malope trifida.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Malope trifida
    n 1: western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers
         subtended by 3 large cordate bracts [syn: malope, Malope
         trifida]