Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc
mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid
hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because
brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.)
A species of Alth[ae]a ({A. rosea}), bearing flowers of
various colors; -- called also {rose mallow}.