Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various chiefly tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Hibiscus of the mallow family, having large, showy, variously colored flowers with numerous stamens united into a tube surrounding the style.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), of the natural order Malvaceæ, and the type of the tribe Hibisceœ.
- noun [lowercase] A plant of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See
althea ,hollyhock , andmanoe .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
flower of the genusHibiscus , found intropical totemperate regions - noun A
cocktail made withchampagne andcranberry juice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any plant of the genus Hibiscus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I cleared the hibiscus from a part of the wall and made a old pendulum clock appear there.
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(Right) Laura Childress, krewe captain representing hibiscus, is assisted to a display cart during the Aurora Floral Fantasy Ball at the Beaumont Civic Center.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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(Right) Laura Childress, krewe captain representing hibiscus, is assisted to a display cart during the Aurora Floral Fantasy Ball at the Beaumont Civic Center.
Aurora Ball 2006
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But maybe the hibiscus is sweeter in Mexico? ayyyyyy esperanza
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Ay ay ay ... the hibiscus is just as tart in Mexico as anywhere.
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Instead of using just pomegranate to produce a sour taste, for instance, she also uses hibiscus, which is also sour but in its own distinctive way.
Secrets of a Blue-Ribbon Brewmaster Nancy Keates 2011
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The outer leaves of the hibiscus flower called the hibiscus calyx/ rosella/ natal sorrel/ karkadé is commonly used in many parts of the world to make hot and cold infusions.
Archive 2008-07-01 Jyothsna 2008
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The outer leaves of the hibiscus flower called the hibiscus calyx/ rosella/ natal sorrel/ karkadé is commonly used in many parts of the world to make hot and cold infusions.
Karkade Jyothsna 2008
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The hibiscus is a flowery bush/plant grown in temperate, tropical or sub-tropical climates.
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The hibiscus is a flowery bush/plant grown in temperate, tropical or sub tropical climates.
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