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H / hĭbiscum
noun greek

hĭbiscum

gen. hĭbisci · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
(also , Scrib. 80; 82; and , , , Serv. Verg. E. 2, 30), , , = ὶβίσκος
the marsh-mallow •
the marsh-mallow, Althaea officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 4, 14, § 29; 19, 5, 27, § 89; Verg. E. 10, 71: haedorumque gregem viridi compellere hibisco, i. e. with a marsh-mallow twig, id. ib. 2, 30.
Perseus ID: n20638 Key: hibiscum