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Hibiscus

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

Hibiscus (family Malvaceae) A genus of trees and shrubs whose showy flowers have a prominent stamen tube. They are bird-pollinated. Several are widely cultivated, especially H. rosa-sinensis. Okra is the mucilaginous young fruits of H. (Abelmoschus) esculentus. There are about 200 species, with a pantropical distribution.

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

hibiscus Genus of plants, shrubs and small trees native to tropical and temperate regions and cultivated worlwide. Their large white, pink, yellow, blue or red bell-shaped flowers have darker or variegated centres. Family Malvaceae.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

hi·bis·cus / hīˈbiskəs/ • n. a plant (genus Hibiscus) of the mallow family, grown in warm climates esp. for its large brightly colored flowers.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

hibiscus XVIII. — L., of unkn. orig.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

hibiscus see mallow .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

hibiscus •Bacchus, Caracas, Gracchus •Damascus •Aristarchus, carcass, Hipparchus, Marcus •discus, hibiscus, meniscus, viscous •umbilicus • Copernicus •Ecclesiasticus • Leviticus • floccus •caucus, Dorcas, glaucous, raucous •Archilochus, Cocos, crocus, focus, hocus, hocus-pocus, locus •autofocus •fucus, Lucas, mucous, mucus, Ophiuchus, soukous •ruckus • fuscous • abacus •diplodocus • Telemachus •Callimachus • Caratacus • Spartacus •circus

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