alth[ae]a rosea

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alth[ae]a rosea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, 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 Alth[ae]a (Alth[ae]a rosea), bearing flowers
     of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.
  
     Note: Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not
           Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change???
           [1913 Webster +PJC]