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althaea

althaea noun: any plant of the genus Althaea.

althaea: any plant of the genus Althaea
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Noun

althaea (plural althaeas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Althaea.
  2. Hibiscus syriacus; the mugunghwa, or rose of Sharon

Proper noun capitalized: Althaea

Althaea

  1. (Greek) A queen of Calydon through her marriage to King Oeneus; daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia.

althaea meaning in Bengali

althaea in Bengali

মালভা, মার্শম্যালো গোত্রের উদ্ভিদ

Forms of althaea

pluralalthaeas

Origin of althaea

From the genus name.

Borrowed from Latin Althaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).

Questions about althaea

What does althaea mean?
Althaea means any plant of the genus Althaea.
What is althaea in Bengali?
Althaea in Bengali is মালভা, মার্শম্যালো গোত্রের উদ্ভিদ. See Althaea meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is althaea?
Althaea can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of althaea?
The plural of althaea is althaeas.

Words near althaea in the dictionary

  1. ALTEs
  2. Altess
  3. Alteza
  4. altfic
  5. AltGr
  6. althaea
  7. althaeas
  8. Altham
  9. Althaus
  10. Althauses
  11. althausite

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