From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhibiscushi‧bis‧cus /haɪˈbɪskəs/ noun [countable, uncountable] HBPDLGa tropical plant with large brightly coloured flowers
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hibiscus• It is a tropical annual, long classified by botanists as a hibiscus but now considered a separate species.• Lincoln squatted beside a hibiscus with three blossoms.• The camp was full of pine trees and flowerbeds of bougainvillea and hibiscus.• Fresh fruit drinks such as tamarind and hibiscus are also available in season.• There are a mango tree, a passion fruit tree and an orange tree, and a lovely hibiscus hedge.• For me hibiscus has three faces.• The hibiscus could be a little tougher.• Placed rosaries of wild hibiscus on our fragile points.Origin hibiscus (1700-1800) Latin 