Definition of Alcea

1. Noun. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea.

Exact synonyms: Genus Alcea
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Hollyhock, Alcea Rosea, Althea Rosea, Rose Mallow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcea

alcalescent
alcaligenes
alcanna
alcapton
alcapton
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
alcator
alcator scaling
alcatras
alcayde
alcaydes
alcazar
alcazars
Alca torda
Alcea (current term)
Alcea rosea
Alcedinidae
alcedo
Alcedo
Alcedo atthis
alcelaphine herpesvirus 1
Alcelaphus
Alces
Alces alces
alchemic
alchemic
alchemical
alchemical
alchemically

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