hi·bis·cus

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• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• BIS — BIS; bis·a·bol; bis·a·bol·ene; bis·azo; bis·bi·glian·do; bis·cay; bis·cay·ner; bis·cuit; bis·cuit·ing; bis·diapason; bis·hy·droxy·coumarin; bis·marck·i·an; bis·mil·lah; bis·mite; bis·mo·clite; bis·muth; bis·muth·al; bis·muth·ate; bis·muth·ic;… …   English syllables

• cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

• CUS (Pseudonym) — CUS (* in Bayern) ist ein deutscher Rätselautor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 CUS Rätsel 3 Werke 4 Weblinks Leben …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• AO-CUS — Lage von Cuanza Sul in Angola Cuanza Sul ist eine Provinz des afrikanischen Staates Angola. Sie hat etwa 600.000 Einwohner auf einer Fläche von 55.660 km². Die Hauptstadt ist Sumbe. Cuanza Sul liegt südöstlich von Luanda und erstreckt sich von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• hibiscus — hi·bis·cus …   English syllables

• hibiscus — hi•bis•cus [[t]haɪˈbɪs kəs, hɪ [/t]] n. pl. cus•es 1) pln Also called China rose 2) a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa sinensis of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers. 2) pln any of numerous other plants, shrubs, or trees of the genus… …   From formal English to slang

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hibiscus — hi|bis|cus [haıˈbıskəs] n [U and C] [Date: 1700 1800; : Lati] a tropical plant with large brightly coloured flowers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hibiscus — hi|bis|cus [ haı bıskəs, hı bıskəs ] noun count a bush with large brightly colored flowers that grows mainly in tropical regions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English