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(b) A flowering hothouse plant
(Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in
the gardens of China and the east Indies. -- China
shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery. -- China ware, porcelain;
-- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far
East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time;
also, loosely, crockery in general. -- Pride of
China, China tree. (Bot.)
See Azedarach.

Chin*al"dine (?), n. [NL.
chinium quinine + aldehyde.] (Chem.)
See Quinaldine.

Chi"na*man (?), n.; pl.
Chinamen (&?;). A native of China; a
Chinese.

Chin"ca*pin (?), n. See
Chinquapin.

Chinch (?), n. [Cf. Sp.
chinche, fr. L. cimex.] 1.
(Zoöl.) The bedbug (Cimex
lectularius).

2. (Zoöl.) A bug (Blissus
leucopterus), which, in the United States, is very
destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called
chiniz, chinch bug, chink bug.

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