hibiscus

[ hahy-bis-kuhs, hi- ]

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.

hibiscus

/ haɪˈbɪskəs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hibiscus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hibiscus¹

C18: from Latin, from Greek hibiskos marsh mallow

Example Sentences

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From The Daily Beast

Like so many of us here in California, most of the palms, jacaranda, and hibiscus were nonnative, and these SoCal icons also housed other immigrants like the green parrots squawking overhead.

From Outside Online

To accompany breakfast or lunch, there's hibiscus lavender tea or locally roasted Bumper Crop coffee.

From The Daily Beast

Bulbs strung among branches in the overhead wild hibiscus tree form a radiant canopy.

From The Daily Beast

Drink: Agua Fresca, especially Flor de Jamaica, hibiscus flower.

From The Daily Beast

His left hand was slung to his chest by a piece of green hibiscus bark, which was passed round his neck and roughly tied.

From Project Gutenberg

She used to stick hibiscus flowers in them red curtains and stand off and admire me by the hour.

From Project Gutenberg

Hibiscus is very easy to raise, and should be planted among and along the edge of shrubbery.

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The plumed Hibiscus is found in florists catalogues described as double.

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A quantity of hibiscus bark was also collected, to be used in the manufacture of cord for fishing-lines, nets, etcetera.

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