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noun
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.
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noun
any plant of the genus Hibiscus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mallow
Narrower terms: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus, sorrel tree, Hibiscus heterophyllus, rose mallow, swamp mallow, common rose mallow, swamp rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos, cotton rose, Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, Hibiscus mutabilis, China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant, shoe black, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa, rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus, flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan, Hibiscus trionum
History
From Late Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably ultimately from Gaulish.
Across languages
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