hollyhock
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- noun
- /ˈhɑliˌhɑk/
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- I also brought in the last of the Black Knight hollyhocks... put some flowers in a little bit of water for moisture.
- hollyhock flower
- tall hollyhocks
- garden with hollyhocks
Examples
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I guided him carefully into his appointed spot, wedged in between the hollyhocks and the house.
Fiction book (2000) -
Got some hollyhocks right in here, Fun colors.
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So back here on these hollyhocks, look at that.
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Don't you even know a hollyhock when you see one?
Fiction book (1992) -
And I wish you had a little house with hollyhocks...
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I would love to have those hollyhocks!
Blog text (13) -
Another element of hope is the hollyhock, known as a symbol of rebirth because each bud produces hundreds of seeds to spread its growth.
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Dooryards were ablaze with phlox, marigolds, hollyhocks, and delphinium.
Fiction book (1999) -
Sean had softened his garden with hollyhocks, blackcurrants, and rampant fuchsia hedging against the fields where sand grew.
Fiction book (1997) -
The garden was vibrant with tall hollyhocks swaying gently in the breeze.
Synonyms
A tall garden plant with showy white, pink or purple flowers called hollyhock
A tall garden plant with large bright white, pink, or purple flowers
A tall garden plant with large, colorful flowers like hollyhocks
A group of tall flowering plants like hollyhocks with large colorful flowers
A tall wild plant with bright showy flowers often purple
A plant that lives many years with tall stems and white or pink flowers
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hollyhock comes from old English parts meaning holy and a word for mallow, so it originally meant a 'holy mallow'. People once grew it in church gardens or used it for medicine, which is why this tall, showy garden plant kept a name that links it to being 'holy'.