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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hol·ly·hock /ˈhɑliˌhɑk, ˌhɔk/
 蜀葵

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hol·ly·hock n.  Bot. A species of Althæa (Althæa rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.
 Note: Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not Hollyhock in several Web pages.  Name change???
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hollyhock
      n 1: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but
           having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: althea,
           althaea]
      2: any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the
         Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its
         very large variously colored flowers