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Hollyhock

Hollyhock Meaning & Definition
Hollyhock Definition And Meaning

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

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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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