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hollyhock
(encz) | hollyhock, |
Hollyhock
(gcide) | 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] |
hollyhock
(wn) | hollyhock
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but
having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: althea,
althaea, hollyhock]
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 |
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hollyhock rose
(encz) | hollyhock rose,vraneček n: ShiroiKuma.com |
mountain hollyhock
(encz) | mountain hollyhock, n: |
wild hollyhock
(encz) | wild hollyhock, n: |
Hollyhock
(gcide) | 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] |
mountain hollyhock
(wn) | mountain hollyhock
n 1: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada
resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
[syn: mountain hollyhock, Iliamna ruvularis, {Iliamna
acerifolia}] |
wild hollyhock
(wn) | wild hollyhock
n 1: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North
America that is also cultivated [syn: checkerbloom, {wild
hollyhock}, Sidalcea malviflora]
2: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common
hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes
placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: wild hollyhock, {Iliamna
remota}, Sphaeralcea remota] |
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