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单词 althaea
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Althaea

[ al-thee-uh ]
/ ælˈθi ə /

noun Classical Mythology.

wife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.

Words nearby Althaea

alternative school, alternative society, Alternative Vote, alternator, Altgeld, Althaea, althea, Althing, altho, alt. hor., althorn
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Example sentences from the Web for Althaea

  • The Fates told Althaea that her son Melea'ger would live just as long as a log of wood then on the fire remained unconsumed.

    Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for Althaea

althaea

US althea

/ (ælˈθiːə) /

noun

any Eurasian plant of the malvaceous genus Althaea, such as the hollyhock, having tall spikes of showy white, yellow, or red flowers
another name for rose of Sharon (def. 2)

Word Origin for althaea

C17: from Latin althaea, from Greek althaia marsh mallow (literally: healing plant), from Greek althein to heal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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