HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS
\hˈɪbɪskəs ˌɛskjʊlˈɛntəs], \hˈɪbɪskəs ˌɛskjʊlˈɛntəs], \h_ˈɪ_b_ɪ_s_k_ə_s ˌɛ_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_s]\
Definitions of HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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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
By Princeton University
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