hollyhock – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hollyhock
n.
tall flowering plant of the mallow family
Alcea
hollyhock
Noun
1. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
(synonym) althea, althaea
(hypernym) mallow
(hyponym) marsh mallow, white mallow, Althea officinalis
(member-holonym) genus Althaea
2. 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 flowers
(hypernym) mallow
(hyponym) rose mallow, Alcea rosea, Althea rosea
(member-holonym) Alcea, genus Alcea
Hollyhock
(n.)
A species of Althaea (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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