Definitions for althaeas

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althaeas Al·thae·a

Spelling: [al-thee-uh]

IPA: /ælˈθi ə/

Althaeas is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 218 anagrams from letters in althaeas (aaaehlst).

Definitions for althaeas

noun

1. wife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.
2. the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
3. any plant belonging to the genus Althaea, of the mallow family, having lobed leaves and showy flowers in a spikelike cluster, including the hollyhocks and marsh mallows.

Origin of althaeas

1660-70; New Latin, Latin althaea Greek althaíā marsh mallow

Examples for althaeas

The Fates told Althaea that her son Melea'ger would live just as long as a log of wood then on the fire remained unconsumed.