About The Word Hollyhock
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Hollyhock
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What's The Definition Of Hollyhock?
[n] any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
[n] any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea Synonyms | Synonyms for Hollyhock: althaea | althea Related Terms | Find terms related to Hollyhock: See Also | Alcea | Alcea rosea | Althea officinalis | Althea rosea | genus Alcea | genus Althaea | mallow | marsh mallow | rose mallow | white mallow Hollyhock In Webster's Dictionary \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc
mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid
hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because
brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.)
A species of Alth[ae]a ({A. rosea}), bearing flowers of
various colors; -- called also {rose mallow}.
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