hollyhock
/ˈhɒlɪhɒk/noun
1- a tall Eurasian plant of the mallow family, with large showy flowers蜀葵。
1.1
- Alcea rosea, family Malvaceae.拉丁名 Alcea rosea, 锦葵科。
词源
Middle English: from HOLY + obsolete hock 'mallow', of unknown origin. It originally denoted the marsh mallow which has medicinal uses （hence, perhaps, the use of 'holy'）; the current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.