how to pronounce hibiscus

/hɪˈbɪs.kəs/

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hibiscus is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of hibiscus in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… this high before rose hibiscus like …”

meanings of hibiscus

noun:

A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.
A flower of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hibiscus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hibiscus occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hibiscus can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that hibiscus can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;