althea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *althea*:
NOUN	plant	althea, althaea, hollyhock	any of various plants of the genus Althaea

althea > pronunciation
Sounds	aelthiy'ah
Rhymes	Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...

English > *althea*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea.
Synonyms	althaea, hollyhock
Member of	genus Althaea	hollyhocks
Narrower	marsh mallow, white mallow, Althea officinalis	European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
Broader	mallow	Any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
Spanish	altea
Catalan	altea

HyperDic: althea