genus althaea

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   hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofMalvaceae

Questions about genus althaea

What does genus althaea mean?

genus althaea means "hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea".

Is genus althaea a common word?

genus althaea 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.