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Marshmallow

Noun:

1. A sweet and soft confection made from sugar, gelatin, and corn syrup, typically flavored and shaped into small cylindrical pieces.

Sample sentence: I toasted a marshmallow over the campfire and sandwiched it between two graham crackers with chocolate.

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Noun:

2. A white-flowering perennial herb native to the Old World (Althaea officinalis) having pink flowers and a mucilaginous root used in herbal medicine and confections.

Sample sentence: The herbal tea is made from the dried roots of marshmallow.

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Noun:

3. A sweetened, often flavored paste or confection made from the root of the marshmallow plant.

Sample sentence: The marshmallow paste is used as a filling for homemade marshmallow treats.

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Adjective:

1. Soft and spongy in texture, resembling or characteristic of a marshmallow.

Sample sentence: The cake was decorated with a smooth and marshmallowy frosting.

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