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hollyhock

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hol·ly·hock  (hl-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 [ˈhɒlɪˌhɒk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tall widely cultivated malvaceous plant, Althaea rosea, with stout hairy stems and spikes of white, yellow, red, or purple flowers Also called (US) rose mallow
[from holy + hock, from Old English hoc mallow]
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Noun1.hollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaeahollyhock - any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
althaea, althea
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
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
Translations
hollyhock [ˈhɒlɪhɒk] N → malva f loca
hollyhock [ˈhɒlihɒk] n → rose f trémière
hollyhock
n → Malve f
hollyhock [ˈhɒlɪˌhɒk] n → malvone m
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Rebecca reflected a long moment and then asked, "Is a hollyhock neuter?
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
It was the arm of a Saxon goddess; but no immortal had that exquisite, homely naturalness; and Philip thought of a cottage garden with the dear flowers which bloom in all men's hearts, of the hollyhock and the red and white rose which is called York and Lancaster, and of love--in-a-mist and Sweet William, and honeysuckle, larkspur, and London Pride.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
If Miss d'Arnault stopped practising for a moment and went toward the window, she saw this hideous little pickaninny, dressed in an old piece of sacking, standing in the open space between the hollyhock rows, his body rocking automatically, his blind face lifted to the sun and wearing an expression of idiotic rapture.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
 
 
 
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