hibiscus
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- noun
- /hɪˈbɪskəs/
- I made a refreshing hibiscus salad with mango and avocado for lunch.
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Watch on YouTubeMy beverage of choice is hibiscus tea.
- My beverage of choice is hibiscus tea.
- So I do like a little hibiscus tea kind of thing and pack that on her skin.
- This is a hibiscus tree, and little fibers in here kind of feel like a toothbrush.
- You don't want your Dick to taste like alcohol and hibiscus.
Examples
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The woman will never find the old house behind the hedge of towering hibiscus at the bend of the dirt road.
Fiction book (1995) -
"I think she's nuts," Terry told Natalya as we sipped hibiscus tea at the big brown table in the kitchen.
Fiction book (1996) -
So I do like a little hibiscus tea kind of thing and pack that on her skin.
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Go through the nice hibiscus.
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Oh, would either of you care for some organic hibiscus-infused moon tea?
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I recognized a bush full of gorgeous hibiscus flowers, white and pink.
Blog text (31) -
Branches jutted out every which way from the hedge of the Chinese hibiscus, its red flowers shining against the blue.
Fiction book (1998) -
They're wearing sarongs and hibiscus blossoms in their hair.
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And trees, she wrote, our house is surrounded by banyans, palms, hibiscus, primrose, and umbrella trees.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now the car was turning into a spacious driveway lined with pots of hibiscus exploding with flaming red blooms.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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8.5
A tropical shrub or small tree with large red flowers grown for decoration and often called the China rose
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8.7
A small bush with purple flowers that grows in parts of Australia
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5.6
A large bush or small tree with bright red flowers grown for gardens
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7.5
A bush or small tree that loses its leaves and has large, showy bell-shaped flowers in many colors
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8.2
A tropical plant with red edible flower parts used for tea and jam and for strong fiber
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8.9
A tall plant that people grow for its strong fiber used to make rope and cloth
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9.2
A Chinese bush or small tree with pale flowers that turn deep red at night
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9.3
A large plant that lives for many years with big rose-colored flowers that grows in wet places like marshes
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6.5
A tall plant grown for its edible green pods called okra
A bushy tropical plant from Asia with bright cup-shaped flowers in yellow, pink, or scarlet
A tree or shrub from Australia with sour leaves and large flowers
A southern and western Australian shrub with purple flowers and leaves with small teeth
A small tree that grows by tropical coasts with yellow flowers and strong fibers used for ropes
An annual plant with yellow flowers and purple centers that often grows as a weed
A tall forest tree from Cuba and Jamaica with orange flowers and strong wood used for furniture
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.5
A tropical shrub or small tree with large red flowers grown for decoration and often called the China rose
- Specialized
1
7.5
A bush or small tree that loses its leaves and has large, showy bell-shaped flowers in many colors
- Specialized
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8.2
A tropical plant with red edible flower parts used for tea and jam and for strong fiber
- Specialized
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8.9
A tall plant that people grow for its strong fiber used to make rope and cloth
- Specialized
1
9.3
A large plant that lives for many years with big rose-colored flowers that grows in wet places like marshes
- Specialized
1
9.2
A Chinese bush or small tree with pale flowers that turn deep red at night
- Specialized
A tall forest tree from Cuba and Jamaica with orange flowers and strong wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A small tree that grows by tropical coasts with yellow flowers and strong fibers used for ropes
- Specialized
An annual plant with yellow flowers and purple centers that often grows as a weed
- Specialized
A tree or shrub from Australia with sour leaves and large flowers
- Specialized
A bushy tropical plant from Asia with bright cup-shaped flowers in yellow, pink, or scarlet
How Showy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hibiscus comes from an old Greek word hibískos, which ancient writers used for a plant with large, soft flowers. So, think of hibiscus as a name for a 'showy flower', which fits the big colorful plants we grow in gardens and use for tea.