marsh mallow

marsh mal·low

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahrsh mal-oh]
- /mɑrʃ ˈmæl oʊ/
- /mɑːʃ ˈmæləʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahrsh mal-oh]
- /mɑrʃ ˈmæl oʊ/

Definitions of marsh mallow words

noun marsh mallow an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places. 1
noun marsh mallow the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos. 1
noun marsh mallow 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 0
noun marsh mallow a pink-flowered, perennial, European plant (Althaea officinalis) of the mallow family: the root was formerly used for marshmallows and is sometimes used in medicine 0
noun marsh mallow rose mallow 0

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Origin of marsh mallow

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English marshmalue, Old English merscmealwe. See marsh, mallow

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Parts of speech for Marsh mallow

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marsh mallow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

marsh mallow usage trend in Literature

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