LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alcea

alcea f (genitive alceae)

Meaning

  1. femininevervain mallow (Malva alcea)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealceaalceae
genitivealceaealceārum
dativealceaealceīs
accusativealceamalceās
ablativealceāalceīs
vocativealceaalceae

alcĕa, ae, f., = ἀλκέα,
I. a species of mallows: Malva alcea, Linn.; Plin. 27, 4, 6, § 21.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀλκέα (alkéa).

Quick answers

What does alcea mean in Latin?
alcea, a noun, means “vervain mallow (Malva alcea)”.
What is the genitive of alcea?
The genitive singular is alceae. alcea is feminine, first declension.