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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 Katherine Stokes

And then we would catch bees in the althea blooms.

From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Carry Amelia Nation

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

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

Standing on the front porch, we looked through a row of althea bushes, white and purple, and there were on each side cedar trees that were quite large in my day.

From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Carry Amelia Nation

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

Fredric and Althea married at the Unitarian Church in downtown L.A.

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

Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Althea Handy sentenced Davis on May 5 to 90 days of home detention after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2020 hit-and-run crash that left four people injured.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

Althea snatched the brand from the fire, quenched the flame, and hid it in a chest.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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