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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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hibiscus
1706, from L. hibiscum "marshmallow plant," perhaps from Gaulish.
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