althea
See also: Althea
English
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Althaea officinalis - common althaea
Etymology
From Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis”) from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Noun
althea (plural altheas)
- Any of several plants of the genus Althaea officinalis; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.
Further reading
Althaea (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Althaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Althaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- althea at USDA Plants database
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