hibiscus


Definition: Meaning of, hibiscus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɪˈbɪskəs /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
hibiscus hibiscuses
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a tropical plant with large brightly coloured flowers
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hibiscus used in phrases

  • Chinese hibiscus (noun)
    1. large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
  • Hibiscus cannabinus (noun)
    1. valuable fibre plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
  • Hibiscus elatus (noun)
    1. erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
  • Hibiscus esculentus (noun)
    1. tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
  • Hibiscus farragei (noun)
    1. southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
  • Hibiscus heterophyllus (noun)
    1. australian tree with acid foliage
  • Hibiscus moschatus (noun)
    1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
  • Hibiscus moscheutos (noun)
    1. showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-coloured flowers
  • Hibiscus mutabilis (noun)
    1. chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
  • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (noun)
    1. large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
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