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nounany plant of the genus Hibiscustype of:
Definition that contains hibiscus
- hibiscus any plant of the genus Hibiscus
- gumbo tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- okra tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- deccan hemp fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
- hibiscus esculentus tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- waxmallow any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
- musk mallow bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
- abelmoschus esculentus tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- calycle a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
- seashore mallow any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus