Al-thē'a, n.
n. [Lat. althæa, Gr. ἀλθαία, from ἄλθειν, ἀλθαίνειν, to make to grow, to heal; Fr. althée, Pr. altea.] (Bot.) A genus of the Mallow family. It includes the common Marshmallow, and the garden Hollyhocks. Loudon.
n. [Lat. althæa, Gr. ἀλθαία, from ἄλθειν, ἀλθαίνειν, to make to grow, to heal; Fr. althée, Pr. altea.] (Bot.) A genus of the Mallow family. It includes the common Marshmallow, and the garden Hollyhocks. Loudon.