Red sorrel Meaning, Definition & Usage

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
sorrel; roselle; rozelle; Jamaica sorrel; Hibiscus sabdariffa.

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. (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.

Webster 1913

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