hollyhock的词源

英文词源

hollyhock

hollyhock: see holy

hollyhock (n.)

mid-13c., holihoc, from holi "holy" (see holy) + hokke "mallow," from Old English hocc, of unknown origin. Another early name for the plant was caulis Sancti Cuthberti "St. Cuthbert's cole."

中文词源

hollyhock：蜀葵

来自中古英语holy,神圣的，hock,葵属植物，词源不详。可能因这种植物的药用价值而得名。

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