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Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy.]

(Bot.) A species of Alth[ae]a (Alth[ae]a rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.

Note: Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change??? [1913 Webster +PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

hollyhock

noun

1: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: althea, althaea]
2: 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

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy.]

(Bot.) A species of Alth[ae]a (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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