Althea

[æl'θi:ə]

(noun.) any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea.

Editor: Segre--From WordNet

(n.) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.

(n.) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.

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