hollyhock
any of several plants belonging to the genus Alcea (or Althaea), of the mallow family, native to Eurasia, especially A. rosea, a tall plant having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers.
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How to use hollyhock in a sentence
So Buster darted away, calling out as he went that he would meet Jimmy at the hollyhock hedge on the next morning but one.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey"Some like strong lovers that can master them," said hollyhock, lifting his head and standing very straight.
Sandman's Goodnight Stories | Abbie Phillips WalkerWe have found them also infesting the roots of the hollyhock (Alcea rosea).
Insect Architecture | James RennieIt would be as right and sensible to dwarf a hollyhock into a podgy mass a foot high, or a Pentstemon, or a Foxglove.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude JekyllMake the tea-table of the hollyhock's round cake of unripe seeds which most children call a cheese.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop | Lina Beard
British Dictionary definitions for hollyhock
/ (ˈhɒlɪˌhɒk) /
a tall widely cultivated malvaceous plant, Althaea rosea, with stout hairy stems and spikes of white, yellow, red, or purple flowers: Also called (US): rose mallow
Origin of hollyhock
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