Althaea

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ælˈθiːə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al thē′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Al•thae•a  (al thē′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologywife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
althaea, US althea /ælˈθiːə/ n
  1. any Eurasian plant of the malvaceous genus Althaea, such as the hollyhock, having tall spikes of showy white, yellow, or red flowers
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin althaea, from Greek althaia marsh mallow (literally: healing plant), from Greek althein to heal
'Althaea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hollyhock - malvaceous - marsh mallow - althea - Meleager

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