Marsh mallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
    white mallow; Althea officinalis.

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  1. (Bot.), a plant of the genus Althæa ( A. officinalis) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.
Definitions
  1. . See under Marsh.

Webster 1913