- hollyhock
- hollyhock mid-13c., holihoc, from holi "holy" (see HOLY (Cf. holy)) + hokke "mallow," from O.E. hocc, of unknown origin. Another early name for the plant was caulis Sancti Cuthberti "St. Cuthbert's cole."
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Hollyhock — Hol ly*hock, n. [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.) A species of {Alth[ae]a} ({Alth[ae]a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hollyhock — ► NOUN ▪ a tall plant of the mallow family, with large showy flowers. ORIGIN from HOLY(Cf. ↑holy) + obsolete hock «mallow» … English terms dictionary
hollyhock — [häl′ē häk΄] n. [ME holihoc, lit., holy hock < OE halig, holy + hoc, mallow] 1. a tall, usually biennial plant (Alcea rosea) of the mallow family, with palmately lobed leaves, a hairy stem, and large, showy flowers of various colors in… … English World dictionary
hollyhock — UK [ˈhɒlɪˌhɒk] / US [ˈhɑlɪˌhɑk] noun [countable] Word forms hollyhock : singular hollyhock plural hollyhocks a plant with tall stems and several large flowers on each stem … English dictionary
hollyhock — /hol ee hok , hawk /, n. any of several plants belonging to the genus Alcea (or Althaea), of the mallow family, native to Eurasia, esp. A. rosea, a tall plant having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers. [1225 75; ME holihoc, equiv … Universalium
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