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Princeton's WordNet

  1. althea, althaea, hollyhocknoun

    any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

Wiktionary

  1. altheanoun

    Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows

  2. Altheanoun

    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  3. Etymology: From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ἀλθαία.

Wikipedia

  1. Althea

    Althea (Old English: Alþea) is an English female given name. It is a variation of the Greek name Althaea (Αλθαια), which may be related to Greek ἀλθος althos ("healing"). Richard Lovelace used the name in a poem ("To Althea, from Prison") that John Milton later alluded to in his own poem "Lycidas".

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  1. althea

    Althea is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly referred to as hibiscuses. It can also refer to a type of plant known as marshmallow plant or marsh mallow. Additionally, Althea can be a given name for females.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Altheanoun

    a genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks

  2. Altheanoun

    an ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family

  3. Etymology: [althaea, Gr. .]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of althea in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of althea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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  • ألثياArabic
  • altheaGerman
  • AltheaGreek
  • AltheaSpanish
  • التهPersian
  • The word "althea" can be translated to French as "althéa." It refers to a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family. If you need anything else or a different context, please let me know!French
  • The word "althea" refers to a genus of flowering plants, often known as marshmallow in English. In Irish, it is translated as "althea" as well, since it is a scientific term. If you're looking for a different context or meaning, please let me know!Irish
  • एल्थियाHindi
  • The word "althea" translates to "altea" in Hungarian.Hungarian
  • ալտեաArmenian
  • altheaItalian
  • אלתיאהHebrew
  • アルテアJapanese
  • The word "althea" can be transliterated into Kannada as "ಆಲ್ಥಿಯಾ". However, if you're looking for a specific meaning or context, please provide more details.Kannada
  • 알 테아Korean
  • altheaLatin
  • altheaNorwegian
  • altheaPolish
  • The text "althea" can be translated to Portuguese as "althéia".Portuguese
  • алтеяRussian
  • ஆல்டியாTamil
  • AltheaThai
  • altheaTurkish
  • алтеяUkrainian
  • اوپیہUrdu
  • AltheaVietnamese
  • altheaYiddish
  • 木槿花Chinese

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