- hol·ly·hock
- /ˈhɑːliˌhɑːk/ noun, pl -hocks [count]: a tall plant with rounded leaves and brightly colored flowers
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hol|ly|hock — «HOL ee hok», noun. 1. a tall plant with clusters of large, showy flowers of various colors and fuzzy, heart shaped leaves that grow along a tall stem. It belongs to the mallow family. 2. its flower. ╂[Middle English holihoc < holi holy (Old… … Useful english dictionary
hol — hol·andric; hol·an·dry; hol·arctic; hol·as·pid·e·an; hol·bein; hol·boell s; hol·co·dont; hol·co·no·ti; hol·cus; hol·den·ite; hol·er; hol·ger; hol; hol·i·day·er; hol·i·days; hol·ish·kes; hol·lan·daise; hol·land·er; hol·land·ite; hol·lands;… … English syllables
hock — hock·day; hock; hock·el·ty; hock·et; hock·ey·ist; hock·ing; hol·ly·hock; mo·hock; mo·hock·ism; hock·er; hock·ey; Hock; hock·ey·ite; lo·hock; … English syllables
hollyhock — hol·ly·hock … English syllables
hollyhock — hol|ly|hock [ˈhɔlihɔk US ˈha:liha:k] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: holy + hock type of plant (11 17 centuries) (from Old English hoc)] a tall thin garden plant with many flowers growing together … Dictionary of contemporary English
hollyhock — hol|ly|hock [ hali,hak ] noun count a plant with tall stems and several large flowers on each stem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hollyhock — hol•ly•hock [[t]ˈhɒl iˌhɒk, ˌhɔk[/t]] n. pln a tall cultivated Asian plant, Alcea rosea, of the mallow family, having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers • Etymology: 1225–75; ME holihoc=holi holy+hoc mallow, OE hocc … From formal English to slang
Althaea rosea — Hollyhock Hol ly*hock, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.) A species of {Alth[ae]a}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollyhock — Hol ly*hock, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.) A species of {Alth[ae]a} ({Alth[ae]a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rose mallow — Hollyhock Hol ly*hock, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.) A species of {Alth[ae]a}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
