hibiscus moschatus

1. 1.

   bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus

   Synonymsabelmoskmusk mallowAbelmoschus moschatus

   Broadermallow

   Part ofAbelmoschus

Questions about hibiscus moschatus

What does hibiscus moschatus mean?

hibiscus moschatus means "bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus".

What is another word for hibiscus moschatus?

Close synonyms include abelmosk, musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hibiscus moschatus a common word?

hibiscus moschatus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.