Hollyhock /(?)/

Hol·ly·hock

Hollyhock

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.]

A species of Althæa (Althæa rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow. (Bot.)

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