English Explanatory Dictionary

shoe flower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis).

Word forms

shoe flower shoe flowers

Etymology

So called because of its historical use for blacking shoes.

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