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Red sorrel   /rɛd sˈɔrəl/   Listen
Red sorrel

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, roselle, rozelle, sorrel.





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... species is known in the West Indies as red sorrel, on account of the calyxes and capsules having an acid taste. They are made into cooling drinks, by sweetening and fermentation. The bark contains a strong useful fiber which makes good ropes if not too much twisted. It is also ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


Words linked to "Red sorrel" :   rozelle, Jamaica sorrel, hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa


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