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单词 hibiscus
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hibiscus

[ hahy-bis-kuhs, hi- ]
/ haɪˈbɪs kəs, hɪ- /

noun, plural hi·bis·cus·es.

Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
any of numerous other plants, shrubs, or trees of the genus Hibiscus, characterized by lobate or dentate leaves and usually profusely blooming flowers.

Origin of hibiscus

1700–10; <New Latin, Latin <Greek hibískos mallow

Words nearby hibiscus

Hibernicize, Hiberno-, Hiberno-English, hibernoma, Hiberno-Saxon, hibiscus, Hib vaccine, hic, hiccup, hic et ubique, Hichens
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British Dictionary definitions for hibiscus

hibiscus
/ (haɪˈbɪskəs) /

noun plural -cuses

any plant of the chiefly tropical and subtropical malvaceous genus Hibiscus, esp H. rosa-sinensis, cultivated for its large brightly coloured flowers

Word Origin for hibiscus

C18: from Latin, from Greek hibiskos marsh mallow
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