hi|bis|cus

hi|bis|cus
hi|bis|cus «huh BIHS kuhs, hy-», noun, plural -cus or -cus|es.
any one of a group of plants, shrubs, or trees with large, red, pink, or white, bell-shaped flowers; rose mallow. Hibiscus belongs to the mallow family. The blossom of one kind is the state flower of Hawaii. »

In southern gardens hibiscus are planted as hedges which grow four to six feet tall and are covered with bloom, or as specimen shrubs as much as twenty feet high (New York Times).

[< Latin hibiscus < Greek ibiskos]

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