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roselle

 
Dictionary: ro·selle   (rō-zĕl') pronunciation

n.
A tropical African plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa) having flowers with yellow petals and a persistent, bright red calyx that has a pleasantly acid flavor and is used to make jelly and beverages.

[Origin unknown.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: 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
  Synonyms: rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa


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