hol·ly·hock (h l  -hk )n. A tall plant (Alcea rosea) native to the Middle East and widely cultivated for its showy clusters of very large, variously colored flowers. Also called althea. [Middle English holihocke, marsh mallow : holi, holy; see holy + hoc, mallow (from Old English).] |
hollyhock
Noun
a tall garden plant with spikes of colourful flowers [holy + obsolete hock mallow]
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| Noun | 1. |  hollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alceamallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceae genus Althaea - hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea Althea officinalis, marsh mallow, white mallow - European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers |
| 2. | hollyhock - 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 mallow - any of various plants of the family Malvaceae Alcea, genus Alcea - genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea Alcea rosea, Althea rosea, rose mallow - plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock |
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