althaea
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9.9
A plant with small flowers in the mallow family used for coughs and sore throats
- noun
- Specialized
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althaea
- The althaea genus includes popular ornamental plants that thrive in warm climates.
Examples
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In her garden, she cultivated several species of althaea to attract pollinators.
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Robby, point this thing at that althaea frutex out there on the terrace.
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The beautiful flowers of the althaea bloom in various vibrant colors.
Synonyms
9.8
A group of flowering plants like hollyhocks and marshmallow
emphasizes smaller flowers compared with a different genus rather than listing species
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Etymology
The word althaea comes from the Greek althaia, from the verb althainein meaning 'to heal', because these plants were long used in medicine. So althaea names a group of mallow flowers that people once used for their healing properties.