marsh mallow

marsh·mal·low  (märshml, -ml)

n.

1.

a. A light, spongy, very sweet confection made of corn syrup, gelatin, sugar, and starch and dusted with powdered sugar.

b. A confection of sweetened paste, formerly made from the root of the marshmallow plant.

2. often marsh mallow Botany A perennial plant (Althaea officinalis) native to Europe and naturalized in marshes of eastern North America, having showy pink flowers and a mucilaginous root occasionally used as a demulcent and in confectionery.

3. Slang A timid, cowardly, or ineffective person.

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marshmallow·y adj.

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marsh mallow

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US and Canadian another name for rose mallow [1]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

marsh mallow - European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers Althea officinalis, white mallow genus Althaea - hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea althaea, althea, hollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

Translations

marsh mallow n (plant) → altea

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marsh mallow n (plant) → altea