noun
genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
• Syn: ↑Alcea
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvaceae, ↑family Malvaceae, ↑mallow family
• Member Meronyms: ↑hollyhock, ↑rose mallow, ↑Alcea rosea, ↑Althea rosea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.