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Hibiscus
(gcide) | Hibiscus \Hi*bis"cus\, n. [L., marsh mallow; cf. Gr. ?.] (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, and Manoe.
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hibiscus
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n 1: any plant of the genus Hibiscus |
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chinese hibiscus
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sleeping hibiscus
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Hibiscus
(gcide) | Hibiscus \Hi*bis"cus\, n. [L., marsh mallow; cf. Gr. ?.] (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, and Manoe.
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Hibiscus abelmoschus
(gcide) | Amber seed \Am"ber seed`\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r s[=e]d`).
Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling
millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a
flavor like that of musk; musk seed. --Chambers.
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Hibiscus cannabinus
(gcide) | Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind.
amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].]
A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus),
or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making
ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called
also brown Indian hemp.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ambassadebimli \bimli\ n.
a valuable fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) of the East
Indies now widespread in cultivation.
Syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli hemp, Indian hemp,
Bombay hemp.
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Hibiscus elatus
(gcide) | majagua \majagua\ n.
1. A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) widely distributed
along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood
used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and
caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.
Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus.
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2. An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) of Cuba and
Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or
orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber
for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, {Hibiscus
elatus}.
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Hibiscus esculentus
(gcide) | Okra \O"kra\, n.
1. (Bot.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus syn.
Hibiscus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in
nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or
pickles; gumbo. [Written also ocra and ochra.]
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2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
dish prepared with them; gumbo.
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Hibiscus moschatus
(gcide) | Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr.
Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See Mouse, and
cd. Abelmosk, Muscadel, Muscovy duck, Nutmeg.]
1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of
the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind
the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and
enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant
antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
various other animals, having a similar odor.
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2. (Zool.) The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
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3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
similar.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
(b) A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum);
-- called also musky heron's-bill.
(c) A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
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Musk beaver (Zool.), muskrat (1).
Musk beetle (Zool.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia
moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of
attar of roses.
Musk cat. See Bondar.
Musk cattle (Zool.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below).
Musk deer (Zool.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
and napu.
Musk duck. (Zool.)
(a) The Muscovy duck.
(b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata).
Musk lorikeet (Zool.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta
australis}) of Australia.
Musk mallow (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
(a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of
which has a faint musky smell.
(b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk.
Musk orchis (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
(Herminium Minorchis); -- so called from its peculiar
scent.
Musk ox (Zool.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos
moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found
fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat
of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is
abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The
full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.
Musk parakeet. (Zool.) Same as Musk lorikeet (above).
Musk pear (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
the Seckel pear.
Musk plant (Bot.), the Mimulus moschatus, a plant found
in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
strong musky odor.
Musk root (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
odor, as that of the nard (Nardostachys Jatamansi) and
of a species of Angelica.
Musk rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata),
having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
Musk seed (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
(Hibiscus moschatus), used in perfumery and in
flavoring. See Abelmosk.
Musk sheep (Zool.), the musk ox.
Musk shrew (Zool.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in
India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
sondeli, and mondjourou.
Musk thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
strongly of musk.
Musk tortoise, Musk turtle (Zool.), a small American
fresh-water tortoise (Armochelys odorata syn. {Ozotheca
odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called
also stinkpot.
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Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis
(gcide) | China \Chi"na\, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
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China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored
single or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.
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Hibiscus Sabdariffa
(gcide) | Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, {Rumex
Acetosella}, etc.
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Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
Red sorrel. (Bot.)
(a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
making tarts and acid drinks.
(b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called
sheep sorrel.
Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
Rumex Axetosa.
Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum
arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
Called also sourwood.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
[1913 Webster]Roselle \Ro*selle"\, n. (Bot.)
a malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) cultivated in the
east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used
for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink.
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Hibiscus Syriacus
(gcide) | Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?,
Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas, Rhododendron.]
1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of
which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
hemispere
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Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
state have five petals of a color varying from deep
pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
every class.
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2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
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3. (Arch.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.
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4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
strainer at the foot of a pump.
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5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
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6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
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7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
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8. A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
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Cabbage rose, China rose, etc. See under Cabbage,
China, etc.
Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy, under Corn.
Infantile rose (Med.), a variety of roseola.
Jamaica rose. (Bot.) See under Jamaica.
Rose acacia (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
(Robinia hispida) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
blossoms.
Rose aniline. (Chem.) Same as Rosaniline.
Rose apple (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
tree Eugenia Jambos. It is an edible berry an inch or
more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
roselike perfume.
Rose beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
(Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves
of various plants, and is often very injurious to
rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
rose bug, and rose chafer.
(b) The European chafer.
Rose bug. (Zool.) same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer.
Rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
flame.
Rose camphor (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
separates from rose oil.
Rose campion. (Bot.) See under Campion.
Rose catarrh (Med.), rose cold.
Rose chafer. (Zool.)
(a) A common European beetle (Cetonia aurata) which is
often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
rose beetle, and rose fly.
(b) The rose beetle
(a) .
Rose cold (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
Hay fever, under Hay.
Rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
promise.
Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given
to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
Brilliant, n.
Rose ear. See under Ear.
Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
Rose family (Bot.) the Roseceae. See Rosaceous.
Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.
Rose fly (Zool.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
Rose gall (Zool.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
Bedeguar.
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
resemble a rose; a rosette.
Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
Rose mallow. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
(b) the hollyhock.
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose
(b), under China.
Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
(Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and
expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
plant}.
Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
(Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for
some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
possibly the great lotus flower.
Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
part of attar of roses.
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
the color of the pigment.
Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.
Rose slug (Zool.), the small green larva of a black sawfly
(Selandria rosae). These larvae feed in groups on the
parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often
abundant and very destructive.
Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with
ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and
marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.
Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
said was to be divulged.
Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
[1913 Webster]Althaea \Al*th[ae]"a\, Althea \Al*the"a\, n. [althaea, Gr. ?.]
(Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the
officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.
(b) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow
family.
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Hibiscus tiliaceum
(gcide) | Tulip \Tu"lip\ (t[=u]"l[i^]p), n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan,
It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally,
a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of
the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties
are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
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Tulip tree.
(a) A large American tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the
magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) bearing tuliplike
flowers. See Liriodendron.
(b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium tiliaceum syn.
Hibiscus tiliaceum).
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Hibiscus tiliaceus
(gcide) | majagua \majagua\ n.
1. A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) widely distributed
along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood
used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and
caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.
Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus.
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2. An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) of Cuba and
Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or
orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber
for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, {Hibiscus
elatus}.
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Hibiscus trionum
(gcide) | flowers-of-an-hour \flowers-of-an-hour\ n.
An annual weedy herb (Hibiscus trionum) with ephemeral
yellow purple-eyed flowers, native to the Old World tropics
and naturalized as a weed in North America.
Syn: flower-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan,
Hibiscus trionum.
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bush hibiscus
(wn) | bush hibiscus
n 1: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or
shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: bush hibiscus,
Radyera farragei, Hibiscus farragei] |
chinese hibiscus
(wn) | Chinese hibiscus
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: China rose,
Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant,
shoe black, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis] |
genus hibiscus
(wn) | genus Hibiscus
n 1: large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs
and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of
large flowers in a variety of colors |
hibiscus cannabinus
(wn) | Hibiscus cannabinus
n 1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli,
bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}] |
hibiscus elatus
(wn) | Hibiscus elatus
n 1: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy
leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a
moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn:
Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua,
Hibiscus elatus] |
hibiscus esculentus
(wn) | Hibiscus esculentus
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: okra, gumbo,
okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus] |
hibiscus farragei
(wn) | Hibiscus farragei
n 1: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or
shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: bush hibiscus,
Radyera farragei, Hibiscus farragei] |
hibiscus heterophyllus
(wn) | Hibiscus heterophyllus
n 1: Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: sorrel tree,
Hibiscus heterophyllus] |
hibiscus moschatus
(wn) | Hibiscus moschatus
n 1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: abelmosk,
musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, {Hibiscus
moschatus}] |
hibiscus moscheutos
(wn) | Hibiscus moscheutos
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States
having large rose-colored flowers [syn: rose mallow,
swamp mallow, common rose mallow, swamp rose mallow,
Hibiscus moscheutos] |
hibiscus mutabilis
(wn) | Hibiscus mutabilis
n 1: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers
becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized
in southeastern United States [syn: cotton rose,
Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, {Hibiscus
mutabilis}] |
hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(wn) | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: China rose,
Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant,
shoe black, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis] |
hibiscus sabdariffa
(wn) | Hibiscus sabdariffa
n 1: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial
subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in
tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: roselle,
rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel,
Hibiscus sabdariffa] |
hibiscus syriacus
(wn) | Hibiscus syriacus
n 1: Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-
shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-
lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America
and Europe [syn: rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus] |
hibiscus tiliaceus
(wn) | Hibiscus tiliaceus
n 1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores;
yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a
fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for
ornament [syn: mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago,
purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus] |
hibiscus trionum
(wn) | Hibiscus trionum
n 1: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed
flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North
America [syn: flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour,
bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan, Hibiscus trionum] |
sleeping hibiscus
(wn) | sleeping hibiscus
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having
brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely
opened hibiscus flowers [syn: waxmallow, wax mallow,
sleeping hibiscus] |
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