Hypertext Webster Gateway: "roselle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Roselle \Ro*selle"\, n. (Bot.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
roselle
n : 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 [syn: {rozelle}, {sorrel},
{red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
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