# hibisci
## English
### Noun

hibisci
* plural of hibiscus
** 1928, Torrey Botanical Club, Torreya, volume 28, The Period of Anthesis in Hibiscus, Alexander F. Skutch and Robert L. Burwell, Jr, page 2:The normal behavior of the flowers of the shrubby althaea (H. syriacus L.) of our hedgerows and flower gardens is practically the same as that of the swamp hibisci.
** 1948, Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum, volume 1, pages 26, 28:The shrubby hibisci can be trained to form standard size trees by discarding all stems with the exception of one which serves for the central axis. […] Hibisci and malvaceous plants are generally infested with the following fungi as:– / […]
** 1993 May 10, Rick Harrison, “seeking Acacia farnesiana, continued”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <VumB4B1w164w@jwt.oau.org>:I talked to a fairly knowledgeable woman who works at a local nursery yesterday, asking her why they don't carry Acacia farnesiana or any acacias at all for that matter. She said it's because acacias get killed by the occasional hard freeze that we have here in Central Florida every 8 to 10 years. I pointed out that hibiscus gets killed by these freezes too, but no nursery would give up selling hibisci for that reason -- to which she had no reply.
** 1994 September 21, JHaneyZZ, “Re: Help with Hibiscus”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <35o76e$t5q@newsbf01.news.aol.com>:I grow a number of hibiscus (hibisci?) in pots and give them a weak solution of miracle grow (about 5 drops to the half gallon) twice a week.
** 1996 July 19, Gwyn Vaughn, “Re: hibiscus show?”, in austin.gardening (Usenet), message-ID <4sp3af$cc2@pentagon.io.com>:The few buds it had at the time fell off long before they were ready to open. I thought I had some sort of virus, but a guy at Wolf's said hibiscus (hibisci?) are prone to iron deficiency and need lots of acid.
** 1997 October 3, Caleb Rounds, “Re: Hibiscus moscheutos”, in rec.gardens.ecosystems (Usenet), message-ID <MOD$971003.9528@rec.gardens.ecosystems>:Boy, I sure could be spouting nonsense, but I had thought that there were not perrrenial hibisci for that far north. Round here, (Texas), the texas hibiscus which grows wild dies back to the crown (I'm pretty sure).
** 1997 November 19, Bill Terrier, “Re: Hibiscus & Hydrangea (sp?) Freezing?”, in austin.gardening (Usenet), message-ID <64u1h0$94l$1@nnrp1.rcsntx.swbell.net>:There are hardy and tropical hibiscus (hibisci?? ;-D).
** 1998 May 22, Elizabeth & Keith Falkner, “Re: Ankle Bracelets; worn on the right or left?”, in alt.fashion (Usenet), message-ID <3564D2F5.B4B50DA5@home.com>:> only thing I have against an ankle bracelet (anklet) is its hell on / > your hose! / Hose? Hose is that green snakelike thing I use to water the roses and gardenias and hibicuses (hibisci?).
** 1999 March 26, Elsie, “Re: Aphids are taking OVER!!!!!!!!”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <36FBC016.1C9EBACB@infohwy.com>:I have 5 old hibiscuses (or is it hibisci?) in pots that go in and out in the winter.
** 1999 May 10, Ladybug, “Re: What Did You Do This Weekend?”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <37376EB2.3CFF8959@infohwy.com>:Hubby was ready to wine and dine me for Mother's Day. Nah..... so after church we bought some of those wonderful concrete-looking light weight planters and began repotting a bunch of stuff. First the Plumeria got a new home. The Brugmansias will have to wait - the pots weren't big enough. So used one for a Nun's Orchid, another for a big pot of the black-leaved taro, and another for a bunch of Bleeding Heart (Clerodendrum thomsoniae). Moved all of them about in the garden until they found just the right spot. Next weekend I'll get more for the hibisci (more than one hibiscus?) and the brugmansias.
** 1999 September 10, David Wlos, “Re: Novice gardener seeking help!”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <11461-37D9DE4E-56@newsd-213.iap.bryant.webtv.net>:Not sure about the gardenia, but dense shade/drought will make the hibiscus leaves turn yellow and drop. I feed lightly but frequently and keep even moisture and the hibisci never looked better.
** 2000 March 3, Nathan Tenny, “Re: Bearded Dragon newbie questions...”, in rec.pets.herp (Usenet), message-ID <89p1cl$cd7@qualcomm.com>:>Thanks for the food pointers. Where do you find hibiscus flowers BTW? / On a hibiscus plant. :-) Hibisci should grow like crazy up where you are; they're also nice decorative plants and the flowers are human-edible (they're what jamaica, the pinkish drink next to the tamarindo and horchata at Mexican restaurants, is made from).
** 2000 April 6, fremont...@worldnet.att.net, “Re: Hibiscus. Can I move it?”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <38EBE2FD.42B4EDE@worldnet.att.net>:Hi, I'm in Dallas, Texas and have had great luck with multiplying my hibiscuses (hibisci?).
** 2000 September 12, Kim Brown, “OT: What happened to me today.”, in rec.crafts.textiles.needlework (Usenet), message-ID <39BE2B4F.FE9FDC21@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au>:And *that's* not the point of the story (nice navy hawaiian shirt with massive white hibisci printed all over it!).
** 2001 February 4, slee...@my-deja.com, “Hibiscus indoors”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <95jtl1$151$1@nnrp1.deja.com>:However, I have several "new' hibiscus plants (3 years old) of one variety with peach blossoms which are having a problem blooming. All are in bud but many (not all) of the buds drop off before opening. They are in the same environment as the other hibisci.
** 2001 July, S. C. Dey, “8. Description of Shrubs”, in Growing Shrubs and Climbers, Sterling Publishers, →ISBN, pages 57, 58:The author has some experience of breeding hibiscus. Several outstanding varieties have been originated by him. One of them is the largest double flower in the world of Hawaiian hibisci. […] / Hibisci can be adapted to both light and heavy soils. In a heavy soil, surface drainage must be adequate to prevent waterlogging. A sunny situation is a must for hibisci. It responds well to common cultural practices. / For good growth and flowering, hibiscus should be kept disease and pest-free.
** 2001 August 4, Cleve, “Re: Kleve's Krazy Kudzu”, in alt.books.cait-r-kiernan (Usenet), message-ID <0mWa7.36794$MC1.10192615@news1.elcjn1.sdca.home.com>:I see that somebody down the street has a whole bunch of hibiscuses (hibisci?) with NO white flies -- so there must be a solution.
** 2003 April 16, John, “Re: Green Hibiscus Leaves”, in bionet.plants (Usenet), message-ID <Xns935F841926738johncollenoreoonca@206.172.150.13>:I have a large collection of hibisci, all of which I started from cuttings.
** 2003 April 22, AJ, “Re: OT: What's in your garden?”, in alt.spanking.reality.moderated (Usenet), message-ID <20030422093756.19057.00000307@mb-m23.aol.com>:I am proud of my hibisci but they got frozen this year and although they will come back they won't make much this year.
** 2004 June 28, ~Lori, “Re: Hardy Hibiscus hasn't shown sign of life yet.”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <wrCdnc_WJd8r2X3dRVn-gQ@comcast.com>:I'm in the same zone and my two hardy hibiscuses (hibisci?) are about 4 feet tall but not budding yet.
** 2005 September 10, Trish Brown, “Manth!? How's Ishtar?”, in alt.beenz (Usenet), message-ID <oLxUe.331$_q1.11721@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au>:I made a nice blouse for myself today. It's black with hunormous pink hibisci all over it. Yeah, I know: magnificently proportioned women ought not to wear large splashy prints, but the fabric (rayon) was cheap and cool. I'm thinking, I could cut out some hibisci from the offcuts and appliqué them onto the white shirt I'd like to make next.
** 2006 November 14, Anna, “Pet Peeves”, in rec.nude (Usenet), message-ID <1163536769.685540.122410@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>:People displaying mock-Hawaiian emblems - e.g. hibisci, turtles, sandals, etc. - in a futile attempt to demonstrate how "Hawaiian" they are when in fact they only go there on vacation for a week every two years, during which time they annoy the real Hawaiian natives by being thoroughly ignorant tourists.
** 2008 June 16, Seth Hammond, “Re: Ping Lorraine”, in alt.sixtyplus (Usenet), message-ID <6bnha4F3b2eihU1@mid.individual.net>:> I have a Hibiscus here called Blue Bird that grows as a shrub, but it is a / > long way from flowering yet. / […] Both my Hibisci are the same shade of orange, but one is solid orange, while the other has a red center.
** 2017 April, Jonathan Bishop Highfield, Food and Foodways in African Narratives: Community, Culture, and Heritage, Routledge, →ISBN, page 115:Hibisci belong to the Malvaceae family, the same family as the most famous of African trees, Adasonia digitata, the baobab. Using the hibiscus as a symbol of resistance to gender-based violence suggests that the solution to the violence has to develop within the continent itself, though, through her use of the hybrid hibiscus, Adichie suggests the benefit of the infusion of outside knowledge.
** 2018 January 20, Barry Gold, “Re: The move!”, in alt.callahans (Usenet), message-ID <p3vtb0$3ui$1@dont-email.me>:> There is a hibiscus growing by the / > back door without any help from anyone {chuckle}. / Our pest control experts say that rats love to hang out in hibisci. / Probably best to either (a) get rid of it, or (b) move it away from the house.

## Latin
### Noun

hibīscī
* genitive singular of hibīscum