Althea rosea
- noun
- Specialized
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- Gardeners prize the Althea rosea for its tall stems and vibrant flowers in midsummer.
Examples
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The Althea rosea flourished along the cottage fence, its blossoms attracting bees and butterflies.
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She planted Althea rosea seeds in early spring to brighten her garden with classic hollyhocks.
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The Althea rosea bloomed beautifully in the garden.
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I planted several Althea roseas last spring.
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Gardeners prize the Althea rosea for its tall stems and vibrant flowers in midsummer.
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She planted Althea rosea seeds in early spring to brighten her garden with classic hollyhocks.
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The Althea rosea flourished along the cottage fence, its blossoms attracting bees and butterflies.
Synonyms
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A tall garden plant with large, colorful flowers
A tall garden plant with showy white, pink or purple flowers called hollyhock
Surface Forms
Morphology
althea + rosea
This is a botanical Latin binomial combining the genus name Althea (a flowering plant) with the specific epithet rosea (Latin for 'rosy'/'pink'), so a learner who knows both parts could infer it denotes a pink/rose-coloured Althea (i.e. a hollyhock). However, the form is specialised scientific naming and relies on Latin morphology and taxonomic conventions that are unfamiliar to many B1 learners, so the meaning is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Althea rosea gets its name from old Greek: Althea was a word for plants used for 'healing', and the second part, rosea, means 'pink', so the name gives the image of a pink, healing plant like the tall hollyhock found in gardens.