a plant of the genus Althaea · marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) · a plant of the genus Hibiscus
çekim: çoğul Eibische · tamlayan Eibischs
eş: Althaea, Althee, Echter Eibisch, Althaea officinalis
köken: From Middle High German ībesche, from Old High German ībisca, from Proto-West Germanic *ībisku, from Late Latin ibīscum, hībiscum. Doublet of Hibiskus.
althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow
çekim: çoğul alteias
eş: malvaísco
köken: Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Unknown, but likely a substrate word related to Hebrew מַלּוּחַ (mallū́aḥ, “saltbush”) and Ancient Greek μαλάχη (malákhē, “mallow”). Compare also Middle Armenian բաղբակ (baġbak) and Georgian ბალბა (balba, “mallow”).