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kəs, hɪ- noun, plural hi·bis·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; < Neo-Latin, Latin < Greek hibískos mallow
1700–10; < Neo-Latin, Latin < Greek hibískos mallow
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| —n , pl -cuses | |
| any plant of the chiefly tropical and subtropical malvaceous genus Hibiscus, esp H. rosa-sinensis, cultivated for its large brightly coloured flowers | |
| [C18: from Latin, from Greek hibiskos marsh mallow] | |
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Hibiscus
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Word Origin & History
hibiscus
1706, from L. hibiscum "marshmallow plant," perhaps from Gaulish.
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Example sentences
Grounds are heavy with bougainvillea and hibiscus, while the lakes host wild ducks and swans.
She's not sure if it is an azalea or a hibiscus or what.
Drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults in a new study.
Spice tea bag contains hibiscus petals, apple and spices, no tea leaves.
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