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HIBISCUS MUTABILIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hibiscus mutabilis mean? 

HIBISCUS MUTABILIS (noun)
  The noun HIBISCUS MUTABILIS has 1 sense:

1. Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: HIBISCUS MUTABILIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIBISCUS MUTABILIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Confederate rose; Confederate rose mallow; cotton rose; Hibiscus mutabilis

Hypernyms ("Hibiscus mutabilis" is a kind of...):

hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)


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