althaea

althaea, ae, f., = ἀλθαία,

wild mallows , marsh-mallows , = hibiscum; Althaea officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 222; Pall. Oct. 14, 11; App. Herb. 38.

Althaea
ALTHAEA(Ἀλθαία: Eth. Ἀλθαῖος), the chief city of the OLCADES in Spain, not far from Carthago Nova. I...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Althaea
·noun ·Alt. of <<Althea>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Althaea
Althaea, ae, f., = Ἀλθαία, daughter of Thestius , wife of Oeneus , king of Calydon , and mother o...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.