(noun) shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses. Synonyms: China rose, Bengal rose, Rosa chinensis.
··
Noun Definition 1
(noun) large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers. Synonyms: China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant, shoe black, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.