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| rose of Shar·on [ rz əv shárrən ] |
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1. hibiscus: a bush widely grown as an ornamental. Flowers: large, red, purple, or white. Native to: Syria. Latin name Hibiscus syriacus.
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2. European bush with yellow flowers: a creeping bush, widely grown as ground cover. Flowers: large, yellow. Native to: southern Europe. Latin name Hypericum calycinum.
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| [Early 17th century. <Sharon, fertile plain south of Mount Carmel, Israel] |
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