roselle

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun roselle has 1 sense

roselle(n = noun.plant) hibiscus sabdariffa, jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, rozelle, sorrel - East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber; Array

is a kind of hibiscus

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CIDE DICTIONARY

roselle, n.

a malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) cultivated in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink. [1913 Webster]

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