Noun: China rose chI-nu rowz
- Large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
"The China rose was the centrepiece of the tropical garden";
- Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant, shoe black, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
- Bengal rose, Rosa chinensis
Derived forms: China roses
Type of: hibiscus, rose, rosebush
Encyclopedia: China rose