hollyhock
pronunciation
How to pronounce hollyhock in British English:
UK [ˈhɒlihɒk]
How to pronounce hollyhock in American English:
US [ ˈhɑːlihɑːk]
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- Noun:
- any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
- any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
Word Origin
- hollyhock
- hollyhock: see holy
- hollyhock (n.)
- mid-13c., holihoc, from holi "holy" (see holy) + hokke "mallow," from Old English hocc, of unknown origin. Another early name for the plant was caulis Sancti Cuthberti "St. Cuthbert's cole."
Example
- 1. Perennial of northwestern united states and western canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers .
- 2. A rare mallow found only in illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers ; sometimes placed in genus sphaeralcea .