What's the difference between althaea and hollyhock?
Althaea
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Althea
Example Sentences:
(1) The ethanolic extract of the flower of Althaea rosea inhibits significantly the acetic acid-induced twisting of mice and the heat induced (tail) flicking of rats, the acetic acid-induced increase in permeability of abdominal bloud capillaries, the edema of the rat paw induced by carrageenin or dextran, and the release of PGE from inflammatory tissue.
Hollyhock
Definition:
(n.) A species of Althaea (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.
Example Sentences:
(1) In my part of the world, it is sleeting but a hollyhock is budded, poised to flower, as if it were July.