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althea

UK/ˈæl.θi.ə//ælˈθi.ə/

althea noun: any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

althea: any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia
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Noun

althea (plural altheas)

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

Proper noun capitalized: Althea

Althea

  1. (Greek) the queen of Calydon
  2. (Greek) an obscure goddess who was the personification of truth
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Forms of althea

pluralaltheas

Origin of althea

Borrowed from Latin althaea.

From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).

Words formed from althea

Words that rhyme with althea

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Questions about althea

What does althea mean?
Althea means any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.
What part of speech is althea?
Althea can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce althea?
Althea is pronounced /ˈæl.θi.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of althea?
The plural of althea is altheas.

Words near althea in the dictionary

  1. althaeas
  2. Altham
  3. Althaus
  4. Althauses
  5. althausite
  6. althea
  7. Althean
  8. altheas
  9. altheine
  10. althesin
  11. Althia

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