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ALTHAEA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does althaea mean? 

ALTHAEA (noun)
  The noun ALTHAEA has 1 sense:

1. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

  Familiarity information: ALTHAEA used as a noun is very rare.


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ALTHAEA (noun)


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Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

althaea; althea; hollyhock

Hypernyms ("althaea" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "althaea"):

Althea officinalis; marsh mallow; white mallow (European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers)

Holonyms ("althaea" is a member of...):

genus Althaea (hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea)


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