Category:Hollyhock

Hol"ly*hock, n. Etym: [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy.] (Bot.)

Defn: A species of Althæa (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.