| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Alcea" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
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| Alcea rosea | Plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Alcea | Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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| Malva alcea | 9 | Alcea rosea | 5 | |
| Alcea rosea | 5 | Malva alcea | 9 | |
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