Definitions
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- noun   Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; thehollyhocks andmallows 
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								This old-fashioned Rose of Sharon (aka althea) came with the house. 
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								This old-fashioned Rose of Sharon (aka althea) came with the house. 
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								This old-fashioned Rose of Sharon (aka althea) came with the house. 
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								The meaning and derivation of the word "althea", according to The Annotated "Althea" Robert Hunter 1979 
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								LINKS, new archives profile layout dland alexis alfred althea anqi chu yuan chrissy daniel tay derrick huiling monster serene chen xiao shi xinni xinru zhen-zhen Diary Entry zhen-zhen 2008 
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								LINKS, new archives profile layout dland alexis alfred althea anqi chu yuan chrissy daniel tay derrick huiling monster serene chen xiao shi xinni xinru zhen-zhen Diary Entry zhen-zhen 2008 
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								LINKS, new archives profile layout dland alexis alfred althea anqi chu yuan chrissy daniel tay derrick huiling monster serene chen xiao shi xinni xinru zhen-zhen Diary Entry zhen-zhen 2007 
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								LINKS, new archives profile layout dland alexis alfred althea anqi chu yuan chrissy daniel tay derrick huiling monster serene chen xiao shi xinni xinru zhen-zhen Diary Entry zhen-zhen 2007 
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								LINKS, new archives profile layout dland alexis alfred althea anqi chu yuan chrissy daniel tay derrick huiling monster serene chen xiao shi xinni xinru zhen-zhen Diary Entry zhen-zhen 2007 
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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 Against Nature? An exhibition on animal homosexuality - The Panda's Thumb 2006 
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