HyperDic: genus_althaea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Althaea:
NOUNplantgenus Althaeahollyhocks
English > genus Althaea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninghollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea.
Member ofMalvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow familyherbs and shrubs and some trees
Membersalthea, althaea, hollyhockAny of various plants of the genus Althaea
marsh mallow, white mallow, Althea officinalisEuropean perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgénero althaea, genus althaea
Catalangenus althaea

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