About The Word Althaea
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Althaea
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What's The Definition Of Althaea?
[n] any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
Synonyms | Synonyms for Althaea: althea | hollyhock Related Terms | Find terms related to Althaea: See Also | Althea officinalis | genus Althaea | mallow | marsh mallow | white mallow Althaea In Webster's Dictionary \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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