Althaea

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.
  • n. An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A genus of plants, of the natural order Malvaceæ, including the hollyhock, A. rosea, and the marsh-mallow, A. officinalis.
  • n. A common name of the Hibiscus Syriacus, cultivated in gardens. Also called shrubby althæa and rose of Sharon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
    • Equivalent
    althea   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mallow   
     
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