ALTHAEAS

Noun

althaeas

plural of althaea

Source: Wiktionary


ALTHAEA

Al*thæ"a, Al*the"a, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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