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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. See rose of Sharon.
  2. n. See hollyhock.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows

Etymologies

  1. Latin, mallows, from Greek althaia, from althainein, to heal; see al-2 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “This old-fashioned Rose of Sharon (aka althea) came with the house.”

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    The Annotated "Althea"

  • “LINKS, new archives profile layout dland alexis alfred althea anqi chu yuan chrissy daniel tay derrick huiling monster serene chen xiao shi xinni xinru”

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  • “Despite this, I somehow doubt that we will see many evangelicals issuing fire-and-brimstone condemnations of the plastics industry. althea

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  • “= D met up with gladys, xue ni, yiwen [and her bf hahha = x], althea and ct. tour round bugis, had a awesome lunch at sakae sushi and tour round bugis again.hahaha. ate alot todae alrite ..”

    zhen-zhen Diary Entry

  • “This bath is used with herbal additives, particularly eyebright, elder leaves, chamomile, hyssop, or althea.”

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  • “Globe amaranth, auricular, balsam, the sensitive plant and the tricolor were sown in early April, lilac, Spanish broom and umbrella laurel, suckers of roses and seed of althea and the flower of the prince's feather were also planted then.”

    The Bloom of Monticello

  • “She must walk among the alder bushes, hardly taller than her outstretched hand, and pluck blossoms from the flowering amorpha, althea, clethra and climbing rose.”

    The Bloom of Monticello

  • “A hedge, formerly of roses but now of althea, encloses the whole garden.”

    A History of Caroline County, Virginia

  • “The exotic cactus, with its gorgeous blossoms of scarlet, flourished where the sun shone hottest; and there were beds of heart's-ease, forget-me-nots, single pinks and carnations, creeping ice-plant and the delicate sensitive plant, shrubs of crêpe myrtle and althea, with rows of holly-hocks”

    My beloved South,

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