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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

무궁화

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mugunghwa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Althea/ælˈθiː.ə/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"정원에 무궁화가 활짝 피었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Any of various plants of the mallow family, particularly the marsh mallow or the rose of Sharon, known for their large, showy flowers.

    "The garden was adorned with blooming altheas along the southern fence."
  2. 2

    A female given name of Greek origin meaning healer.

    "Althea welcomed the guests to the botanical symposium."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latinized form of the Greek name Althaia (Althea), traditionally associated with the Greek word althainein, meaning 'to heal'. In botany, it also serves as the genus name and common name for marsh mallows and rose of Sharon, bridging classical mythology with medicinal plant history.

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