thalia

name

1. (Greek)The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
2. (Greek)One of the three Graces/Charites.
3. 23 Thalia, a main belt asteroid.
4. The comedy mask.
5. Socks, as a symbol of comedy.
6. (rare)A female given name from Ancient Greek.
7. A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia

noun

1. Any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats.

   “Thalias are herbaceous perennials with long-stalked, calathea- or canna-like, all-basal leaves, the stalks of which enfold each other toward their bases to produce false stems.”