hollyhock

hol·ly·hock

H0242200 (hŏl′ē-hŏk′)n. A tall plant (Alcea rosea syn. Althaea rosea) in the mallow family, native to the Middle East and widely cultivated for its showy clusters of very large, variously colored flowers. Also called althea.

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[Middle English holihocke, marsh mallow : holi, holy; see holy + hoc, mallow (from Old English).]

hollyhock

(ˈhɒlɪˌhɒk) n (Plants) a tall widely cultivated malvaceous plant, Althaea rosea, with stout hairy stems and spikes of white, yellow, red, or purple flowers. Also called (US): rose mallow [C16: from holy + hock, from Old English hoc mallow]

hol•ly•hock

(ˈhɒl iˌhɒk, -ˌhɔk)

n. a tall cultivated Asian plant, Alcea rosea, of the mallow family, having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers. [1225–75; Middle English holihoc=holi holy + hoc mallow, Old English hocc]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alceaalthaea, altheamallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceaegenus Althaea - hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus AlceaAlthea officinalis, marsh mallow, white mallow - European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
	2.	hollyhock - 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 flowersmallow - any of various plants of the family MalvaceaeAlcea, genus Alcea - genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus AlthaeaAlcea rosea, Althea rosea, rose mallow - plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock

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malvarosa