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althea

1
or ²¹±ô·³Ù³ó²¹±ð·²¹

[ al-thee-uh ]

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.


Althea

2

[ al-thee-uh ]

noun

  1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “wholesome.â€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of althea1

1660–70; < New Latin, Latin althaea < Greek ²¹±ô³Ù³ó²¹Ã­Äå marsh mallow
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Now you want a filling of sweet marjoram and althea, so that the marguerites may have a background....

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

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It was a glorious night, and after I had washed and dressed the dear child for his grave, I went out and cut handfuls of white altheas, and strewed them over the little form.

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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.

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Beyond a paling fence and a sandy, careworn garden of altheas and dwarf-box stood broadside to them a very plain, two-story house of uncoursed gray rubble, whose open door sent forth no welcoming gleam.

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