Meanings
plural marsh mallows · alternative marshmallow · alternative marsh-mallow
- 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 - Hibiscus moscheutos (crimsoneyed rosemallow, swamp rosemallow. eastern rosemallow)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEuropean perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans malvalekker
- malvalekkerAlthaea officinalis
Ancient Greek ἀλθαία, ἰβίσκος
- ἀλθαία (althaía)Althaea officinalis
- ἰβίσκος (ibískos)Althaea officinalis
Arabic خِطْمِيّ
- خِطْمِيّ (ḵiṭmiyy)Althaea officinalis
Bulgarian лечебна ружа
- лечебна ружа (lečebna ruža)Althaea officinalis
Catalan malví, altea
- malvíAlthaea officinalis
- alteaAlthaea officinalis
- malva blancaAlthaea officinalis
Chinese Mandarin 藥用蜀葵 /药用蜀葵
- 藥用蜀葵 /药用蜀葵 (yàoyòng shǔkuí)Althaea officinalis
Czech proskurník lékařský
- proskurník lékařskýAlthaea officinalis
Danish lægestokrose
- lægestokroseAlthaea officinalis
Dutch heemst
- heemstAlthaea officinalis
Esperanto alteo
- alteoAlthaea officinalis
Finnish rohtosalkoruusu
- rohtosalkoruusuAlthaea officinalis
French guimauve
- guimauveAlthaea officinalis
German Eibisch
- EibischAlthaea officinalis
Greek αλθαία, νερομολόχα
- αλθαία (althaía)Althaea officinalis
- νερομολόχα (neromolócha)Althaea officinalis
- δενδρομολόχα (dendromolócha)Althaea officinalis
Hebrew נטופית רפואית
- נטופית רפואית (netofit refuit)Althaea officinalis
Hungarian orvosi ziliz
- orvosi zilizAlthaea officinalis
Irish leamhach
- leamhachAlthaea officinalis
Italian altea
- alteaAlthaea officinalis
Japanese ビロードアオイ
- ビロードアオイ (birōdoaoi)Althaea officinalis
Korean 마시멜로
- 마시멜로 (masimello)Althaea officinalis
Latin malva
- malvaAlthaea officinalis
Persian خطمی, ختمی
- خطمیAlthaea officinalis
- ختمیAlthaea officinalis
Polish prawoślaz lekarski
- prawoślaz lekarskiAlthaea officinalis
Portuguese alteia, malvavisco
- alteiaAlthaea officinalis
- malvaviscoAlthaea officinalis
- malvaíscoAlthaea officinalis
Punjabi ਖਤਮੀ
- ਖਤਮੀ (khatmī)Althaea officinalis
Romanian nalbă
- nalbăAlthaea officinalis
Russian алте́й лека́рственный
- алте́й лека́рственный (altéj lekárstvennyj)Althaea officinalis
Slovak ibištek
- ibištekAlthaea officinalis
Spanish malvavisco
- malvaviscoAlthaea officinalis
Swedish läkemalva
- läkemalvaAlthaea officinalis
Tagalog halaman ng masmelow
- halaman ng masmelowAlthaea officinalis
Tamil மார்ஷ்மெல்லோ
- மார்ஷ்மெல்லோ (mārṣmellō)Althaea officinalis
Thai มาร์ชแมลโลว์
- มาร์ชแมลโลว์ (máach-mɛn-lôo)Althaea officinalis
Turkish hatmi
- hatmiAlthaea officinalis
Ukrainian алтей
- алтей (altej)Althaea officinalis
Vietnamese kẹo dẻo
- kẹo dẻoAlthaea officinalis
Welsh hocys y morfa
- hocys y morfaAlthaea officinalis
Yiddish ברוסטטיי
- ברוסטטיי (brusttey)Althaea officinalis
Cite this entry
marsh mallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20mallow
“marsh mallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20mallow. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsh mallow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20mallow.
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