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marsh mallow

marsh mallow noun: a European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).

marsh mallow: a European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used...
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Noun

marsh mallow (plural marsh mallows)

  1. A European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).
    • Amongst the herbs to be administered when the charm was sung over him were a yew-berry, lupin, helenium, marsh mallow, dock elder, wormwood and strawberry leaves.1922, Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, The Old English Herbals, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 16
  2. Hibiscus moscheutos (crimsoneyed rosemallow, swamp rosemallow. eastern rosemallow)
  3. Malva sylvestris (common mallow)

marsh mallow meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Tagalog and Arabic

marsh mallow in Tamil

Althaea officinalis
மார்ஷ்மெல்லோ mārṣmellō

marsh mallow in Punjabi

Althaea officinalis
ਖਤਮੀ khatmī

marsh mallow in Tagalog

Althaea officinalis
halaman ng masmelow

marsh mallow in Arabic

Althaea officinalis
خِطْمِيّ ḵiṭmiyy
More languagesFewer languages
marsh mallow in Persian
خطمی, ختمی
marsh mallow in Thai
มาร์ชแมลโลว์ máach-mɛn-lôo
marsh mallow in Vietnamese
kẹo dẻo

Forms of marsh mallow

pluralmarsh mallows
alternative formmarshmallow
alternative formmarsh-mallow

Origin of marsh mallow

From marsh + mallow.

Questions about marsh mallow

What does marsh mallow mean?
Marsh mallow means a European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).
What is marsh mallow in Tamil?
Marsh mallow in Tamil is மார்ஷ்மெல்லோ (mārṣmellō). See Marsh mallow meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is marsh mallow?
Marsh mallow is a noun.
What is the plural of marsh mallow?
The plural of marsh mallow is marsh mallows.

Words near marsh mallow in the dictionary

  1. Marsh Lake
  2. marsh light
  3. marsh lights
  4. marsh lynx
  5. marsh lynxes
  6. marsh mallow
  7. marsh mallows
  8. marsh marigold
  9. marsh marigolds
  10. Marsh Mills
  11. marsh phlox

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