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GENUS HIBISCUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Hibiscus" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hibiscus"):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
Holonyms ("genus Hibiscus" is a member of...):
family Malvaceae; mallow family; Malvaceae (herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra)
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