marsh mallow

noun

1. an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.
2. the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.

marsh mallow

noun

1. 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
2. another name for rose mallow

Word History and Origins

Origin of marsh mallow¹

before 1000; Middle English marshmalue, Old English merscmealwe. See marsh, mallow

Example Sentences

If there is heat and difficulty in passing water, drink an infusion of marsh mallow and spearmint.

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In common with the marsh-mallow and some other plants, it contains asparagine or aspartic acidamide.

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As they rise above one another on the long stalks, you would take them for the flowers of a tall marsh-mallow.

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In the spring the marsh mallow is the first to appear with a vivid glory as of sunshine.

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It affords the occasion to have on one's roof a colony of pink dragon flowers and wild marsh-mallow.

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