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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Hollyhock (0.00805 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Hollyhock.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hollyhock
hollyhock
n 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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hollyhock
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]
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