"hibiscus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɪˈbɪskəs/, /haɪˈbɪskəs/ Audio: En-us-hibiscus.ogg Forms: hibiscuses [plural], hibisci [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably ultimately from Gaulish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|hibiscus}} Late Latin hibiscus, {{der|en|la|hibiscum}} Latin hibiscum, {{der|en|grc|ἰβίσκος||marsh mallow}} Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “marsh mallow”), {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|hibisci}} hibiscus (plural hibiscuses or hibisci)
  1. A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea. Categories (topical): Cocktails Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Mallow subfamily plants Translations (flower): gumamela (Bikol Central), хибискус (hibiskus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ခေါင်ရန်း (hkaung-ran:) (Burmese), hibisc [masculine] (Catalan), 木槿 (mùjǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), ibišek [masculine] (Czech), hibiscus [masculine] (Dutch), tuinhibiscus [masculine] (Dutch), koraalmalve [masculine] (Dutch), hibiskus (Finnish), hibiscus [masculine] (French), ibisque [obsolete] (French), Hibiskus [masculine] (German), ιβίσκος (ivískos) [masculine] (Greek), aloalo (Hawaiian), kembang sepatu (Indonesian), bunga sepatu (Indonesian), ibisco [masculine] (Italian), 木槿 (mukuge) (alt: むくげ) (Japanese), бөрітарақ (börıtaraq) (Kazakh), 무궁화 (mugunghwa) (alt: 無窮花) (Korean), hibiscus [masculine] (Latin), kinrožė [feminine] (Lithuanian), слезовина (slezovina) [feminine] (Macedonian), хибискус (hibiskus) [masculine] (Macedonian), baru (Malay), bunga raya (Malay), puarangi (Maori), hibiskus (Norwegian Bokmål), hibiskus [masculine] (Polish), ketmia [feminine] (Polish), hibisco [masculine] (Portuguese), kaute (Rarotongan), hibiscus [masculine] (Romanian), гиби́скус (gibískus) [masculine] (Russian), ‘aute (Samoan), hibisco [masculine] (Spanish), hibiskus [common-gender] (Swedish), gumamela [neuter] (Tagalog), ‘aute (Tahitian), మందారము (mandāramu) (Telugu), ชบา (chá-baa) (Thai), kaute (Tongan), hibiskus (Turkish), amber çiçeği (Turkish), ngần (Tày), ve (Tày), bjoóc ngần (Tày), bjoóc ve (Tày), dâm bụt (Vietnamese), bông bụp (Vietnamese), cẩn (Vietnamese)
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  2. A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chinese hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus, sea hibiscus

Inflected forms

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