Hibiscus
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hi·bis·cus 
[hahy-bis-kuhs, hi-] Pronunciation Key
[hahy-bis-kuhs, hi-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -cus·es.
| 1. | Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii. |
| 2. | any of numerous other plants, shrubs, or trees of the genus Hibiscus, characterized by lobate or dentate leaves and usually profusely blooming flowers. |
[Origin: 1700–10; < NL, L < Gk hibískos mallow]
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| hi·bis·cus
(hī-bĭs'kəs) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various chiefly tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Hibiscus, having large, showy, variously colored flowers with numerous stamens united into a tube surrounding the style. [New Latin Hibīscus, genus name, from Late Latin hibīscus, variant of Latin hibīscum, marsh mallow, perhaps of Celtic origin.] |
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hibiscus
1706, from L. hibiscum "marshmallow plant," perhaps from Gaulish.
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Hibiscus
A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk.] (Bot.) An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly {Abelmoschus -- moschatus}), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.
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