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for Hibiscus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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 Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
hibiscus
n 1: any plant of the genus Hibiscus
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