HyperDic: jamaica_sorrel

English > 1 sense of the expression Jamaica sorrel:
NOUNplantJamaica sorrel, roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffaEast 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 > Jamaica sorrel: 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, Hibiscus sabdariffa
BroaderhibiscusAny plant of the genus Hibiscus
Spanishroselle, rozelle
CatalanHibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, Roselle, rozelle

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