althea

See also: Althea

English

Althaea officinalis - common althaea

Etymology

From Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis”) from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Noun

althea (plural altheas)

Any of several plants of the genus Althaea officinalis; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

Further reading

Althaea (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Althaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Althaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
althea at USDA Plants database

Anagrams

Aletha, aethal

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