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althea

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al·the·a also al·thae·a  (l-th)
n.
1. See rose of Sharon.
2. See hollyhock.
[Latin, mallows, from Greek althaia, from althainein, to heal; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.altheaalthea - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
althaea, hollyhock
mallow - 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


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1: When Althea was dead, Oeneus married Periboea, the daughter of Hipponous.
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From the equally chaotic product of Colonel Richard Lovelace stand out the two well-known bits of noble idealism, 'To Lucasta, Going to the Wars,' and 'To Althea, from Prison.
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