| NOUN | plant | genus Alcea, Alcea | genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers |
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| Meaning | genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea. | |
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| Synonym | Alcea | |
| Member of | Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family | herbs and shrubs and some trees |
| Members | hollyhock | Any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea |
| rose mallow, Alcea rosea, Althea rosea | plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers | |
| Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
| Spanish | alcea, genus alcea | |
| Catalan | alcea, Alcea, genus alcea | |
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