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  • 1. Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis
  • 2. hibiscus
  • 3. sub-rosa
  • 4. Rosa
Table of Contents
  • 1. Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis
  • 2. hibiscus
  • 3. sub-rosa
  • 4. Rosa
Synonyms

1. Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis

noun. large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers.

Synonyms

  • hibiscus
  • shoe black
  • China rose
  • Rose of China
  • Chinese hibiscus

2. hibiscus

noun. any plant of the genus Hibiscus.

Synonyms

  • shoeblack plant
  • mahagua
  • mahoe
  • cotton rose
  • roselle
  • Jamaica sorrel
  • swamp rose mallow
  • Hibiscus mutabilis
  • China rose
  • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
  • Confederate rose mallow
  • flowers-of-an-hour
  • balibago
  • kenaf
  • Confederate rose
  • bladder ketmia
  • purau
  • sorrel
  • shoe black
  • black-eyed Susan
  • kanaf
  • Indian hemp
  • Hibiscus elatus
  • Hibiscus sabdariffa
  • blue mahoe
  • Hibiscus syriacus
  • rose mallow
  • flower-of-an-hour
  • Hibiscus trionum
  • genus Hibiscus
  • mallow
  • bimli hemp
  • Rose of China
  • Hibiscus heterophyllus
  • bimli
  • rose of Sharon
  • deccan hemp
  • common rose mallow
  • Cuban bast
  • Bombay hemp
  • rozelle
  • Hibiscus cannabinus
  • swamp mallow
  • sorrel tree
  • Hibiscus moscheutos
  • red sorrel
  • majagua
  • Chinese hibiscus

Etymology

  • hibiscus (Latin)
  • hibiscum (Latin)

3. sub-rosa

adjective. designed and carried out secretly or confidentially.

Synonyms

  • covert
  • under-the-table

Antonyms

  • visible
  • unconcealed
  • explicit

4. Rosa

noun. large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.

Synonyms

  • genus Rosa
  • family Rosaceae
  • rose family
  • rose
  • Rosaceae
  • rosid dicot genus

Etymology

  • rosa (Latin)
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