roselle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  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
    sorrel; red sorrel; rozelle; Jamaica sorrel; Hibiscus sabdariffa.

WordNet


Ro*selle" noun
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913