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MARSH MALLOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marsh mallow mean?
• MARSH MALLOW (noun)
The noun MARSH MALLOW has 1 sense:
1. European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
Familiarity information: MARSH MALLOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Althea officinalis; marsh mallow; white mallow
Hypernyms ("marsh mallow" is a kind of...):
althaea; althea; hollyhock (any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea)
Holonyms ("marsh mallow" is a member of...):
genus Althaea (hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea)
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