单词 | hollyhock |
释义 | hollyhock/ˈhɒlɪhɒk /noun A tall Eurasian plant of the mallow family, with large showy flowers.
OriginMiddle English: from holy + obsolete hock 'mallow', of unknown origin. It originally denoted the marsh mallow which has medicinal uses (hence, perhaps, the use of 'holy'); the current sense dates from the mid 16th century. |
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