ἀλθαία
ἀλθαία, marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis
ἀλθαία, ἡ,
- marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis, Thphr. HP 9.15.5, Aret. CA 1.6.
- 2 = δενδρομαλάχη, Gal. 12.67.
- 3 = ὠκιμοειδές, Ps.-Dsc. 4.28. (For ἀλθαιᾶτις, ἡ, EM 63.12, ἀλθαία τις should be read.)
1 malvavisco, Althaea officinalis L., Thphr.HP 9.15.5, 9.18.1, Aret.CA 1.4.10, 1.6.7, Plin.HN 20.222, Ps.Dsc.3.146, Ps.Apul.Herb.38.16, cf. EM
2 malva arbórea, Lavatera arborea L., Gal.12.67.
3 quizá carmelitilla, Silene gallica L., Ps.Dsc.4.28.
•Cf.
ἀλθαία, ας (ἡ) guimauve, Th. H.P. 9, 15, 5.
Étym. ἄλθομαι.
ἀλθαία, ἡ, wilde Malve, Theophr.