Althaea
noun
wife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.
Althaea
American
[al-thee-uh]
/ ælˈθi ə /
noun
Classical Mythology.
althaea
British
/ ælˈθiːə /
noun
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any Eurasian plant of the malvaceous genus Althaea, such as the hollyhock, having tall spikes of showy white, yellow, or red flowers
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another name for rose of Sharon
Etymology
Origin of althaea
C17: from Latin althaea, from Greek althaia marsh mallow (literally: healing plant), from Greek althein to heal
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When marshmallows were originally conceived in ancient Egypt, they were derived from a plant called Althaea officinalis and utilized as an herbal medicine.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023
Ancient Egyptian royalty ate the sap of Althaea officinalis, a mallow plant that grows in marshes, mixed with nuts and honey.
From Washington Post
The Althaea frutex, H syriacus, Gurhul, yields a handsome purple flower in the latter part of the rains, there are also a white, and a red variety.
From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by David Lester Richardson
His thread was made of Hair, and of the Bark of the Stalks of Althaea, Mallows or any other Plants, which afforded such Strings as were fit for that purpose.
From The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan by Ibn Tufail
It was not Althaea, but Hecuba, who dreamed, a little before Paris was born, that her offspring was a brand that consumed the kingdom.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Shrubby althaea Round-flowered catsclaw Rue family Salt cedar Sensitive briar Silk weed Silver berry Sneeze weed.
From Texas Honey Plants by C. E. Sanborn
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