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Althea

//ˈæl.θi.ə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    the queen of Calydon Greek
  2. 2
    an obscure goddess who was the personification of truth Greek
  3. 3
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.
  2. 2
    any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin althaea.

Etymology 2

From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).

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