genus Alcea
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
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