Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shoe_black
1 sense of shoe black
Sense 1
China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant, shoe black, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis -- (large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers)
=> hibiscus -- (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
1 sense of shoeblack
Sense 1
bootblack, shoeblack -- (a person who polishes shoes and boots)
=> unskilled person -- (a person who lacks technical training)