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UK
/hˈɒlɪhˌɒk/
]
[ US /ˈhɑɫiˌhɑk/ ]
[ US /ˈhɑɫiˌhɑk/ ]
NOUN
- any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
- any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
How To Use hollyhock In A Sentence
- In the surrounding beds, hollyhocks soar and golden columbines provide bright splashes.
- An interesting aspect of Leroi-Gourhan's discovery was the number of medicinal plants, such as hollyhock, ephedra, horsetail and yarrow, indicating that Neanderthals might have understood herbal remedies as well as appreciating the beauty of flowers. Say it with your own arrangement - or cutting garden - of flowers
- The same goes for roses, day lilies and hollyhocks—hasta la vista, baby or perhaps, in this case, hosta la vista. Dreading the Arrival of Daffodils
- They have grown everything from sunflowers, poppies and hollyhocks to corn, cotton, potatoes, coconuts and dandelions.
- Meanwhile, the conservatory re-created Dickinson's universe of roses, daisies, daylilies, columbine and hollyhocks. Evolution of a Garden
- But between assignments, her family always went back to her maternal grandparents 'home in New Jersey where her grandfather loved to grow roses and her grandmother had all of the old-fashioned plants such as hollyhocks, dahlias, lilacs, lilies-of-the-valley and mock orange. News | SJ | http://www.goupstate.com
- Hollyhock landed in a low branch of a pine tree, and dangled there as she tried to find a way to get down.
- Try white lisianthus, ruby geraniums, red anemones, cobalt delphiniums, or pale blue hollyhocks.
- The flowers I remember from growing up were old-fashioned summer flowers: marigolds, zinnias, calendula, gladiolus, nasturtium, hollyhocks. 2009 May
- Why does this Provençale hollyhock remind me of Hawaii? Brouillon - French Word-A-Day
