Similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

• Any of various plants of the genus Althaea

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek Althaia , which may be related to Greek althos "healing". It can refer to: Althaea (mythology) , the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager Althaea (plant) , a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: althea , hollyhock ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Althaea \Al*th[ae]"a\, ||Althea \Al*the"a\, n. [althaea, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. An ornamental shrub ( Hibiscus Syriacus ) of the Mallow family.