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noun hi·bis·cus \hÄ«-ˈbis-kÉ™s, hÉ™-\

: a type of shrub that has large colorful flowers

Full Definition of HIBISCUS

:  any of a large genus (Hibiscus) of herbs, shrubs, or small trees of the mallow family with large showy flowers and usually dentate leaves

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Origin of HIBISCUS

New Latin, from Latin, marshmallow

First Known Use: 1706

Rhymes with HIBISCUS

meniscus