Meaning of ALTHAEA
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[n] any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea |
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ALTHAEA is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | althea, hollyhock |
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| | See Also: | | Althea officinalis, genus Althaea, mallow, marsh mallow, white mallow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Al*th[ae]"a\, Althea \Al*the"a\, n. [althaea, Gr. ?.]
(Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the
officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.
(b) An ornamental shrub ({Hibiscus Syriacus}) of the Mallow
family.
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