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A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.

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  1. n. A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.
  2. n. An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.
  3. n. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
  4. (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.
  5. n any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea