Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marsh mallow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: marsh -mal-low
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

noun

Hibiscus moscheutos (crimsoneyed rosemallow, swamp rosemallow. eastern rosemallow)

noun

Malva sylvestris (common mallow)

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From marsh + mallow.

Inflected Forms

marsh mallows (plural) marshmallow (alternative) marsh-mallow (alternative)

Synonyms

white mallow althea officinalis

Questions

What does marsh mallow mean?: 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).
Where does marsh mallow come from?: From marsh + mallow.

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