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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024marsh•mal•low /ˈmɑrʃˌmɛloʊ, -ˌmæloʊ/USA pronunciation n. - Food a spongy candy substance made from gelatin, corn syrup, and flavoring:[uncountable]cookies filled with marshmallow.
- a piece of this, eaten as a candy:[countable]roasting marshmallows over the campfire.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marshmallow /ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ/ n - a sweet of a spongy texture containing gum arabic or gelatine, sugar, etc
- a sweetened paste or confection made from the root of the marsh mallow
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024marsh′ mal′low, - Plant Biologyan Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.
- Plant Biologythe rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
- Middle English marshmalue, Old English merscmealwe. See marsh, mallow bef. 1000
marsh•mal•low (märsh′mel′ō, -mal′ō),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
- Fooda similar confection, usually soft and spongy, made from gum arabic or gelatin, sugar, corn syrup, and flavoring.
marsh′mal′low•y, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marsh mallow n - 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
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