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hibiscus
(hī bis′kəs; also hi-)
noun
any of a genus (Hibiscus) of plants, shrubs, and small trees of the mallow family, with large, colorful flowers
Origin: ModL < L hibiscus, hibiscum, prob. < Celt
See hibiscus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Hibīscus, genus name
Origin: , from Late Latin hibīscus
Origin: , variant of Latin hibīscum, marsh mallow
Origin: , perhaps of Celtic origin
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