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Definition of Genus 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: Alcea
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Hollyhock, Alcea Rosea, Althea Rosea, Rose Mallow
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Hollyhock, Alcea Rosea, Althea Rosea, Rose Mallow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alcea
Literary usage of Genus alcea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters on the Elements of Botany: Addressed to a Lady by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Martyn (1787)
"The gigantic, the gaudy Hollyhock is of the genus Alcea: there are many varieties
with 1 Malva rotundifolia Lin. Curtis, Lend. III. 43. Ger. ..."
2. Chambers' Edinburgh Journal by W. Chambers (1845)
"... and to the genus Alcea, which takes it« name from the Greek word cdkf, on
account of its supposed medicinal value in dysentery, ..."
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