Hollyhock
['hɒlɪhɒk] or ['hɑlɪhɑk]
Definition
(noun.) any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers.
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Definition
(n.) A species of Althaea (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.
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Definition
n. a kind of mallow brought into Europe from the Holy Land—(Bacon) Holl′y-oak.
Edited by Edward