roselle
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a roselle plant.
See also: Roselle
English
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈzɛl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈzɛl/
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Noun
roselle (countable and uncountable, plural roselles)
- Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
- Synonyms: bissap, jamaica, (India) putwa, Guinea sorrel, red sorrel, sorrel
- I planted some roselle in the garden so I can start making my own hibiscus tea instead of relying on processed agua de jaimaica powders.
- 1993, Y.P.S. Bajaj, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V, page 218:
- Roselle has also been used as a source of plant fiber called roselle hemp.
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Translations
Hibiscus sabdariffa
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References
- ^ Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “roselle”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson , London: John Murray, , page 770, column 1.
- ^ “roselle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.