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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

Example Sentences

The isolated burial grounds, approached by avenues of cedars, and shaded with willows and live oaks and linden, were planted with white flowers�Cape jasmines, bridal wreath, white japonica, sweet alyssum and white althea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Take a handful of dog's mercury and althea roots; half a handful of flos brochae ursini; six ounces of linseed and barley meal.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

Marta said nothing, and kept on with her task, placing around the rose and in the althea three pansies.

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

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

Encircling her house are lilacs, althea, and flowering trees that soften the bleak outlines of unpainted out-buildings.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various