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Althea is an English female personal name, originally a variation of the Greek name Althaea. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The hand mirror and comb of the Roman Goddess Venus is often used to represent the female sex. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Anthroponym. ... Althaea can refer to: Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager Althaea (genus), a genus of about 12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant 119 Althaea, an asteroid Furthermore, Altea is a town in Spain Althaea is also...

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: healer, wholesome
• Pronunciation: stress on the first syllable (British) or second syllable (American) as a personal name

According to The Oxford English Dictionary: "Bot. [L. althaea, a marsh mallow, f. [the Greek] to heal.] A genus of the plants of which the Marsh Mallow and Hollyhock are species; by florists often extended to the genus Hibiscus." Species Althaea armeniaca Althaea broussonetiifolia* Althaea cannabina- Hemp-leaved Marshmallow Althaea hirsuta- Hairy Marshmallow Althaea longifolia Althaea ludwigii Althaea narbonensis* Althaea officinalis- Marshmallow * Not accepted as distinct by all authors Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia. ... For the confection, see marshmallow. ... Hollyhock Categories: Stub | Flowers ... Species See text. ...