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
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
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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