hollyhock

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English holihocke, holyhokke, holihoc, from holi (“holy”) + hocke, hokke, hoc (“mallow”) (from Old English hoc (“marsh mallow”). The modern hollyhock was probably unknown in England until the 15th century, so usage before then no doubt referred to some other mallow. Apparently so called for being brought from the Holy Land; compare an old name for it in Medieval Latin cauli Sancti Cuthberti (“St. Cuthbert's cole”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlihɑk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒlihɒk/ Hyphenation: hol‧ly‧hock === Noun === hollyhock (plural hollyhocks) Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “hollyhock”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. hollyhock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alcea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Alcea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons