alcea | (n) genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea, Syn. genus Alcea |
sidalcea | (n) genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers, Syn. genus Sidalcea |
sphaeralcea | (n) large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows, Syn. genus Sphaeralcea |
chaparral mallow | (n) shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea, Syn. Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Sphaeralcea fasciculata |
checkerbloom | (n) perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated, Syn. Sidalcea malviflora, wild hollyhock |
discalced | (adj) (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals, Syn. unshod, discalceate, Ant. calced |
prairie mallow | (n) false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum, Syn. red false mallow, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Malvastrum coccineum |
rose mallow | (n) plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock, Syn. Alcea rosea, Althea rosea |
wild hollyhock | (n) a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea, Syn. Sphaeralcea remota, Iliamna remota |
Calceated | a. [ L. calceatus, p. p. of calceare to shoe, fr. calceus shoe, fr. calx, calcis, heel. ] Fitted with, or wearing, shoes. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Discalceate | v. t. [ L. discalceatus unshod; dis- + calceus shoe. ] To pull off shoes or sandals from. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Discalceated | a. Deprived off shoes or sandals; unshod; discalced. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Discalceation | n. The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Excalceate | v. t. [ L. excalceatus, p. p. of excalceare to unshoe. See Calceated. ] To deprive of shoes. [ Obs. ] Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Excalceation | n. The act of depriving or divesting of shoes. [ Obs. ] Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ] |
葵 | [あおい(P);アオイ, aoi (P); aoi] (n) (1) (uk) (See 銭葵, 冬葵) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); (2) (See 二葉葵) Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); (3) (hollyhocks (genus Alcea) are part of the mallow family) (See 立葵) hollyhock; (P) #4,978 [Add to Longdo] |
立葵;立ち葵 | [たちあおい;タチアオイ, tachiaoi ; tachiaoi] (n) (uk) hollyhock (Alcea rosea) [Add to Longdo] |