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marsh mallow EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places. the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marsh mallow before 1000; Middle English marshmalue, Old English merscmealwe. See marsh, mallow Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marsh mallow Historical Examples of marsh mallow
Varied hyphentation was retain, such as baking powder and baking-powder; even within the same recipe Marshmallow and marsh-mallow.
Olive Hyde Foster
Marsh-mallow Roots are prepared in an easier way; but, on account of the mucilage they contain, they become very brittle when dry.
Pierre-Joseph Buc’hoz
In common with the marsh-mallow and some other plants, it contains asparagine or aspartic acidamide.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7
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British Dictionary definitions for marsh mallow marsh mallow noun a malvaceous plant, Althaea officinalis, that grows in salt marshes and has pale pink flowers. The roots yield a mucilage formerly used to make marshmallows US and Canadian another name for rose mallow (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
