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• althea
  althea

  noun

  the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
• Althea
  Althea

  noun

  a first name: from a Greek word meaning “wholesome.”

althea

¹ American  

[al-thee-uh] / ælˈθi ə /

Or althaea

noun

1. the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.

2. any plant belonging to the genus Althaea, of the mallow family, having lobed leaves and showy flowers in a spikelike cluster, including the hollyhocks and marsh mallows.

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Althea ² American  

[al-thee-uh] / ælˈθi ə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “wholesome.”

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Etymology

Origin of althea

1660–70; < New Latin, Latin althaea < Greek althaíā marsh mallow

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There was a kitchen garden hidden by a hedge of althea bushes, a chicken yard, and in a most picturesque building, used by the Spears for a carriage house, the "Comet."

From The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Stokes, Katherine

They went into the house, the children scattering and peeping from corners and from behind the althea bushes in the yard.

From Old Ebenezer by Read, Opie Percival

I have cypress, magnolia, mimosa, Cottonwood, althea, prickly ash, fig, crepe myrtle, sweet-gum, and black-gum.

From Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Around the roses she placed, instead of the green setting of sweet marjoram and althea, another of white and blue violets, and next a row of geraniums of all colors, combining them exquisitely.

From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

The broad walks were, as usual in southern gardens, bordered by the varnished lauria mundi, occasionally relieved by the cape jessamine, slender althea, and dark green arbor vitæ.

From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt

Her other Grand Slam singles wins came at the 1955 French Championships and 1958 Australian Championships, and she was runner-up at Wimbledon in 1958 when American Althea Gibson defeated her in the final.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025

Dr Megan Sumeracki and Dr Althea Need Kaminske say storing and retrieving information is far more complex than people think.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024

Mary was a Cowboys crazy; so when Little Pam wasn’t admiring Wilma Rudolph’s stride or Althea Gibson’s serve, she held out hope of marrying Drew Pearson when he was done playing receiver for America’s Team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2024

A: Scientists do not appear to have conducted much research on Althea officinalis, the botanical name for marshmallow.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

And then Miss Wren said, “No, this can’t be,” and Althea stumbled, faint, letting the sheet drop.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs