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hibiscus

hi·bis·cus [ hī bískəss, hi bískəss ] (plural hi·bis·cus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
bush with large flowers: a bush or small tree of the mallow family. Flowers: large, brightly colored, with prominent stamen tubes. Genus Hibiscus.

[Early 18th century. Via Latin< Greek hibiskos "marshmallow"]
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