English Explanatory Dictionary

althea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.
name
  1. the queen of Calydon
  2. an obscure goddess who was the personification of truth
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.θi.ə/ /ælˈθiː.ə/ /ælˈθi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Althea.wav

Word forms

althea altheas

Etymology

From Latin althaea.

Derived words

Althean
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