Althaea

n. character in Greek mythology; type of Old World herbs that have clusters of showy flowers

Althaea can refer to:Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of MeleagerAlthaea (genus), a genus of about 12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant119 Althaea, an asteroid Furthermore,Altea is a town in SpainAlthaea is also the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology "Rose of Althea" is another name for Hibiscus syriacus"Althea" is a Grateful Dead song
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Noun
1. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
(synonym) althea, hollyhock
(hypernym) mallow
(hyponym) marsh mallow, white mallow, Althea officinalis
(member-holonym) genus Althaea

n. Althaea, character in Greek mythology; flower

(n.)
Alt. of Althea