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Synonyms
Etymology
1. 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)