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‖ guimauve|gimov| Also gummauve. [Fr.] The marsh-mallow, Althæa officinalis; also, the medicinal preparation made from its root.
1812J. Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. III. 531 Marsh Mallow... Guimauve. 1857A. Henfrey Elem. Bot. ii. 245 The ordinary properties of this Order [sc. Malvaceæ] depend on the abundance of a bland mucilage, especially in the roots, as in the Marsh-mallow (the French Guimauve). 1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. I. 46/2 The roots [of marshmallow] are much used, especially in France, under the name of Guimauve, to form demulcent drinks. 1870J. D. Hooker Student's Flora 71 Marsh-mallow, Guimauve. [1880Bentley & Trimen Medicinal Plants I. 35 A favourite preparation in France is the páte de guimauve.] 1895Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 702 Guimauve Pastilles. 1900in N. & Q. (1959) CCIV. 418/2 Medicated and other Lozenges, Jujubes, Pastilles, Drops and Gummauves. 1950R. C. Wren Potter's Cycl. Bot. Drugs (ed. 6) 228 Marshmallow... Syn.—Mallards, Guimauve, Schloss Tea. |