althea Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Al*thæ"a, Al*the"a noun (Also<
  • Althaea
  • Althæa
  • Althea
)
Etymology
althaea, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913