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Definition of Roselle
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Hibiscus
Definition of Roselle
1. n. 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.
Definition of Roselle
1. Noun. ''Hibiscus sabdariffa'', an edible flower in the hibiscus family used in Mexican gastronomy to make the infusion ''agua de jamaica''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roselle
1. a tropical plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Roselle
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Roselle
Literary usage of Roselle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"The world is apt to wear out any plan whatever; and if the Marquis de roselle
had not appeared, I should have been inclined to say, ..."
2. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"The world is apt to wear out any plan whatever; and if the Marquis de roselle
had not appeared, I should have been inclined to say, that that species had ..."
3. Hawaii; Its Agricultural Possibilities by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1909)
"roselle. The cultivation and use of roselle have been rapidly extended during
... roselle will endure quite severe drought but naturally thrives better with ..."
4. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"Evidence of Miss roselle-—Damages— Sothern and his family—Pleasant dinner
parties—Charles Mathews and his cheap cigars—How he tried to make the Guardsman ..."
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