Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small tree or shrub (Hibiscus syriacus) in the mallow family, native to Asia, having large reddish, purple, or white flowers and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After the Plain of Sharon.]
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