(n)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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n. [ OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy. ] (Bot.) A species of Althæa (Althæa rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow. Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change??? [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[あおい(P);アオイ, aoi (P); aoi](n) (1) (uk) (See 銭葵, 冬葵) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); (2) (See 二葉葵) Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); (3) (hollyhocks (genus Alcea) are part of the mallow family) (See 立葵) hollyhock; (P)#4978[Add to Longdo]