English noun: hollyhock | |||
1. | hollyhock (plant) any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea | ||
Synonyms | althaea, althea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mallow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Althea officinalis, marsh mallow, white mallow | ||
Member meronym | genus Althaea | ||
2. | hollyhock (plant) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mallow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Alcea rosea, Althea rosea, rose mallow | ||
Member meronym | Alcea, genus Alcea | ||