HyperDic: hibiscus_sabdariffa

English > 1 sense of the expression Hibiscus sabdariffa:
NOUNplantHibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrelEast Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
English > Hibiscus sabdariffa: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEast Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber.
Synonymsroselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel
BroaderhibiscusAny plant of the genus Hibiscus
Spanishroselle, rozelle
CatalanHibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, Roselle, rozelle

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