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Meaning of marsh mallow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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).
  2. Hibiscus moscheutos (crimsoneyed rosemallow, swamp rosemallow. eastern rosemallow)
  3. Malva sylvestris (common mallow)

Equivalents

العربية خطمي
Deutsch Eibisch
Español malvavisco
Français guimauve
Italiano altea
한국어 마시멜로
Nederlands heemst
Svenska läkemalva
Türkçe hatmi
Українська алтей
Tiếng Việt kẹo dẻo

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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