HyperDic: roselle

English > 1 sense of the word roselle:
NOUNplantroselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica 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 > roselle: 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.
Synonymsrozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa
BroaderhibiscusAny plant of the genus Hibiscus
Spanishroselle, rozelle
CatalanHibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, Roselle, rozelle

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