Definition of Hollihock
Hol"ly*hock (?), n. [OE.
holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W.
hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed
mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See
Holy.] (Bot.) A species of Althæa (A.
rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose
mallow.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvacaea family.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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