Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,036,539,663 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

hibiscus
(redirected from hibiscuses)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
hibiscus: see mallow mallow, common name for members of the Malvaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs distributed over most of the world and especially abundant in the American tropics. Tropical species sometimes grow as small trees.
..... Click the link for more information. .

hibiscus

Enlarge picture
China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
(credit: Sven Samelius)
Any of about 250 species of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants that make up the genus Hibiscus, in the mallow family, native to warm temperate and tropical regions. Several are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flowers. The tropical Chinese hibiscus, or China rose (H. rosa-sinensis), has large, somewhat bell-shaped reddish blossoms. The East African hibiscus (H. schizopetalus), a drooping shrub, is often grown in hanging baskets indoors. Other members of the genus include okra, rose of Sharon, and many flowering plants known by the common name mallow.

hibiscus
symbol of beauty. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 174]
See : Beauty
hibiscus
of Malaysia. [Flower Symbolism: WB, 7: 264]
See : Flower Or Plant, National
hibiscus
of Hawaii. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul, 629]
See : Flower, State
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
However, in a first-floor atrium, just a few steps up from the ground floor, other hibiscuses are growing without a trace of whitefly.
WEATHER CAUSES RETURN OF WHITEFLY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Compared to most hibiscuses, the flowers of ``Itsy Bitsy'' are rather small, yet they are borne with such profusion - studded amongst sparkling, deep green, finely scalloped leaves - that they make the standard hibiscus varieties on the other side of the gas station look sad, if not pathetic.
GARDENING : INCONSPICUOUS PLANTS CAN BRING CONSPICUOUS PLEASURE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
There are several types of plants for which Massoth has a special fondness: hibiscuses, flowering vines and palms.
GARDENING : TROPICAL TREASURES MAKE WAY TO L.A by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.