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althea¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin althaea.

noun altheas

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

Althea²

  • /ˈæl.θi.ə/ UK
  • /ælˈθiː.ə/ UK
  • /ælˈθi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -iːə

Where it comes from

From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).

proper noun

  1. Greek the queen of Calydon
  2. Greek an obscure goddess who was the personification of truth
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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MLA

"althea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/althea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

althea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/althea

Chicago

"althea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/althea.

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@misc{althea_2026,
  title = {althea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/althea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}