Audio English.net » Dictionary » A » Alpinia Zerumbet ... Altoist

ALTHEA OFFICINALIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Althea officinalis mean?

• ALTHEA OFFICINALIS (noun)
The noun ALTHEA OFFICINALIS has 1 sense:

1. European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers

Familiarity information: ALTHEA OFFICINALIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALTHEA OFFICINALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Althea officinalis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Althea officinalis; marsh mallow; white mallow

Hypernyms ("Althea officinalis" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Althea officinalis" is a member of...):

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

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"If you can't be good, be careful." (English proverb)

"Cherish youth, but trust old age." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)

"If two thieves quarreled, what was stolen emerges." (Arabic proverb)

"Many small creeks make a big river." (Danish proverb)

Related FAQs:

» ALTHEA

Page delivered in 0.024 seconds