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Althea rosea

DEFINITIONS OF: Althea rosea

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n plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock

Synonyms:
Alcea rosea, rose mallow
Type of:
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
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