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any of several eastern North American plants belonging to the genus Sabatia, of the gentian family, having rose-pink flowers.
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marsh pink
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marsh pink — noun any of several pink flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury • Syn: ↑rose pink, ↑bitter floom, ↑American centaury, ↑Sabbatia stellaris, ↑Sabbatia Angularis • Hypernyms: ↑sabbatia * * * … Useful english dictionary
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marsh|mal|low — marsh mallow, a shrublike plant that grows in marshy places. It has pink flowers and a root that is used in medicine to soothe or protect irritated mucous tissues. It belongs to the mallow family. marsh|mal|low «MAHRSH MAL oh, MEHL », noun. 1. a… … Useful english dictionary
marsh mallow — marsh′ mal low n. pln an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
marsh mallow — ► NOUN ▪ a tall pink flowered plant growing in marshes, whose roots were formerly used to make marshmallow … English terms dictionary
marsh mallow — n. 1. 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 2. ROSE MALLOW … English World dictionary
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Marsh gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marsh marigold — a yellow flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip. [1570 80] * * * Perennial herbaceous plant (Caltha palustris) of the buttercup family, native to wetlands in Europe and North America. It … Universalium
marsh mallow — 1. an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places. 2. the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos. [bef. 1000; ME marshmalue, OE merscmealwe. See MARSH, MALLOW] * * * Perennial herbaceous plant (Althaea… … Universalium
