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marsh mallow

noun

Meaning

  1. 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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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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