marsh mallow

American  

noun

1. an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.

2. the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.

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marsh mallow British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of marsh mallow

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

Example Sentences

The oldest ingredient in the s'more’s holy trinity is the marshmallow, a sweet that gets its name from a plant called, appropriately enough, the marsh mallow.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2018

Today the marshmallow on your s’more contains no marsh mallow sap at all.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2018

The Faeries from the flags in the marshes brought a carpet made of leaves of the white violet; the central figure was a marsh mallow.

From Seven Little People and their Friends by Scudder, Horace Elisha

Alth�a, al-thē′a, n. a genus of plants including the marsh mallow and the hollyhock.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Asparagin also bears the chemical name of "althein," and occurs in crystals, which may be reduced to powder, and which may likewise be got from the roots of marsh mallow, and liquorice.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas