ALTHEA

althea, althaea, hollyhock

(noun) any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Althea

(Greek mythology) the queen of Calydon

(Greek mythology) an obscure goddess who was the personification of truth

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Anagrams

• Aletha, aethal

Etymology

Noun

althea (plural altheas)

Any of several plants of the genus Althaea officinalis; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

Anagrams

• Aletha, aethal

Source: Wiktionary

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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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