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hollyhock
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hollyhock has 2 senses
- hollyhock(n = noun.plant) althaea, althea - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea; Array is a kind of mallow
- hollyhock(n = noun.plant) Array - 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; Array is a kind of mallow
is a member of genus althaea
has particulars: althea officinalis, marsh mallow, white mallow
is a member of alcea, genus alcea
has particulars: alcea rosea, althea rosea, rose mallow
CIDE DICTIONARY
hollyhock, 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.].
A species of Althæa (Althæa rosea ), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow .
"Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change???"
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hollyhock, n. a tall plant, Alcea rosea, with large showy flowers of various colours.
Etymology
ME (orig. = marsh mallow) f. HOLY + obs. hock mallow, OE hoc, of unkn. orig.
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