Althaea
Pronunciation : Al*th?"a
Part of Speech : Al*the"a
Etymology : [althaea, Gr. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. (b) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913