"Althea" is a word in ENGLISH
An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow
family.
A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the
officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.
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Following some duty overseas, the officers at the Fort were planning a welcome home party and dance for the unit. Being an all male combat force, they decided to request coeds from some of the surrounding colleges to attend. The Captain called Vassar and was assured by the Dean that arrangements could be made to send over a dozen of their most trustworthy students. The Captain hesitated, then said, "Would it also be possible to send a dozen or so of the other kind?"
The body formed by the union of the stamens in the Mallow family, or of the stamens and pistil in …
Read the complete definitionhibiscus - genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species …
Read the complete definitionA Linnaean class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the …
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