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1. (n.) hollyhock
a tall cultivated Asian plant, Alcea rosea, of the mallow family, having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME holihoc=holiholy+hoc mallow, OE hocc)
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1. (noun) althea, althaea, hollyhock
any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
2. (noun) hollyhock
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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1. (noun) hollyhock
a species of Althaea (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow
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