hibiscus
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hibiscus /hɪˈbɪskəs/
▶noun a large plant of the mallow family with large brightly coloured flowers. [Genus Hibiscus: many species.]
– origin L., from Gk hibiskos ‘marsh mallow’.
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