hibiscus
noun/hɪˈbɪskəs/, /haɪˈbɪskəs/
/hɪˈbɪskəs/, /haɪˈbɪskəs/
[uncountable, countable] (plural hibiscus)
- a tropical plant or bush with large brightly coloured flowersTopics Plants and treesc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryHibiscus is used before these nouns:
- flower
Word OriginLatin, from Greek hibiskos, which Dioscorides identified with the marsh mallow.Definitions on the go
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