genus alcea

1. 1.

   genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea

   SynonymsAlcea

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofMalvaceae

Questions about genus alcea

What does genus alcea mean?

genus alcea means "genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea".

What is another word for genus alcea?

Close synonyms include Alcea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus alcea a common word?

genus alcea is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.