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Hollyhock

HOL'LYHOCK

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Noun.
A plant of the genus Alcea, bearing flowers of various colors. It is called also rose-mallow.

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hollyhock

hollyhock

English

Noun

hollyhock ‎(plural hollyhocks)

  1. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

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Etymology

From Middle English holihoc from holi ‎(“holy”) + hoc ‎(“mallow”)/hocke ‎(“mallow”)/hokke ‎(“mallow”) (from Old English hoc ‎(“marsh mallow”) The modern hollyhock was probably unknown in England until the 15th century, so usage before then no doubt referred to some other mallow.

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