hollyhock

[ hol-ee-hok, -hawk ]

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Alcea (or Althaea ), of the mallow family, native to Eurasia, especially A. rosea, a tall plant having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers.

hollyhock

/ ˈhɒlɪˌhɒk /

noun

1. a tall widely cultivated malvaceous plant, Althaea rosea, with stout hairy stems and spikes of white, yellow, red, or purple flowers Also called (US)rose mallow

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollyhock¹

1225–75; Middle English holihoc, equivalent to holi holy + hoc mallow, Old English hocc

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollyhock¹

C16: from holy + hock, from Old English hoc mallow

Example Sentences

So Buster darted away, calling out as he went that he would meet Jimmy at the hollyhock hedge on the next morning but one.

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"Some like strong lovers that can master them," said Hollyhock, lifting his head and standing very straight.

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We have found them also infesting the roots of the hollyhock (Alcea rosea).

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It would be as right and sensible to dwarf a Hollyhock into a podgy mass a foot high, or a Pentstemon, or a Foxglove.

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Make the tea-table of the hollyhock's round cake of unripe seeds which most children call a cheese.

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