marsh-mallow

A form of 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).

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Meanings

nounmarsh-mallow (plural marsh-mallows)

plural marsh-mallows

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of marsh mallow.
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APA

marsh-mallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh-mallow

MLA

“marsh-mallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh-mallow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsh-mallow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh-mallow.

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