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Hibiscus Sabdariffa
(gcide) | Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, {Rumex
Acetosella}, etc.
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Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
Red sorrel. (Bot.)
(a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
making tarts and acid drinks.
(b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called
sheep sorrel.
Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
Rumex Axetosa.
Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum
arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
Called also sourwood.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
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Hibiscus Sabdariffa
(gcide) | 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.
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hibiscus sabdariffa
(wn) | Hibiscus sabdariffa
n 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 [syn: roselle,
rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel,
Hibiscus sabdariffa] |
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Hibiscus Sabdariffa
(gcide) | Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, {Rumex
Acetosella}, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
Red sorrel. (Bot.)
(a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
making tarts and acid drinks.
(b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called
sheep sorrel.
Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
Rumex Axetosa.
Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum
arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
Called also sourwood.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
[1913 Webster]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.
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hibiscus sabdariffa
(wn) | Hibiscus sabdariffa
n 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 [syn: roselle,
rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel,
Hibiscus sabdariffa] |
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