roselle

ro·selle

R0307900 (rō-zĕl′)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.

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roselle

(rəʊˈzɛl) n (Plants) an Indian flowering plant

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roselle - East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiberHibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, rozelle, sorrelhibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus

Roselle

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Roselle

(rōzĕl`), borough (1990 pop. 20,314), Union co., NE N.J.; set off from Linden 1890 and inc. 1894. Chiefly residential, the borough has some industry. Thomas EdisonEdison, Thomas Alva,
1847–1931, American inventor, b. Milan, Ohio. A genius in the practical application of scientific principles, Edison was one of the greatest and most productive inventors of his time, but his formal schooling was limited to three months in Port Huron,
..... Click the link for more information. had a laboratory there, and Roselle was the world's first community to have incandescent bulbs light its streets. Abraham ClarkClark, Abraham,
1726–94, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. After holding several local offices, Clark became, at the beginning of the American Revolution, a member and later
..... Click the link for more information. , a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Roselle.

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Synonyms for roselle

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

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