hibernation
- n the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- n cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
- n the act of retiring into inactivity
he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years
hibernia
- n an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
hibiscus cannabinus
- n valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
hibiscus elatus
- n erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
hibiscus esculentus
- n tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
hibiscus farragei
- n southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
hibiscus moschatus
- n bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
hibiscus moscheutos
- n showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
hibiscus mutabilis
- n Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- n large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers