China rose

/ˌtʃaɪnə roʊz/
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Other forms: China roses

Definitions of China rose
  1. noun
    large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
    synonyms: Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Rose of China, shoe black, shoeblack plant
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    type of:
    hibiscus
    any plant of the genus Hibiscus
  2. noun
    shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
    synonyms: Bengal rose, Rosa chinensis
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    type of:
    rose, rosebush
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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