althaea
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al·the·a
also al·thae·a (ăl-thē′ə)n.
1. See rose of Sharon.
2. See hollyhock.
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althaea
(ælˈθiːə) oralthea
n
1. (Plants) any Eurasian plant of the malvaceous genus Althaea, such as the hollyhock, having tall spikes of showy white, yellow, or red flowers
2. (Plants) another name for rose of Sharon2
[C17: from Latin althaea, from Greek althaia marsh mallow (literally: healing plant), from Greek althein to heal]
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Noun | 1. | althaea - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea mallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceae genus Althaea - hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea Althea officinalis, marsh mallow, white mallow - European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers |
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