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alcea

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Noun

genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea

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Alcea genus Alcea

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "alcea":
alike alas alias also alaska alca alcaeus alcaic alcea alces more...
Words contain "alcea":
alcea alcea rosea discalceate genus alcea genus sidalcea genus sphaeralcea sidalcea sidalcea malviflora sphaeralcea sphaeralcea coccinea more...
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hollyhock genus althaea alcea althea althaea

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