shoe black

/ʃu blæk/
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Definitions of shoe black
  1. noun
    large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
    synonyms: China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Rose of China, shoeblack plant
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    type of:
    hibiscus
    any plant of the genus Hibiscus
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