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  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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The window where they stood was shaded on the outside by privet and althea bushes: it opened to the ground, and a sandy little footpath ran directly to the river, where her boat was moored.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various

This yard had a double hedge of althea bushes which led into the back part of the Casino grounds.

From The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade by Laura Dent Crane

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 Jonathon Holt Ingraham

Evelina had almost reached the house, and was close to the great althea bush, which cast a wide circle of shadow, when it seemed suddenly to separate and move into life.

From Evelina's Garden by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Now you want a filling of sweet marjoram and althea, so that the marguerites may have a background....

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

Alexander’s legacy lives on: In 1997, one USC alumna established the Althea Alexander Endowed Scholarship Fund to support minority medical students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

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

This included designer Althea McNish, who is rumoured to have designed a textile pattern used on the Tube's seats.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 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

Althea stood mixing vials of liquid at a lab table.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs