althea

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

althea(n = noun.plant) althaea, hollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea; Array

is a kind of mallow

is a member of genus althaea

has particulars: althea officinalis, marsh mallow, white mallow

althea, n. [althaea, Gr. .].

A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. [1913 Webster]

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