roselle
roselle · roselles
Hibiskus, Roselle, Afrikanische Malve
Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus teaHibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
UK/ɹəʊˈzɛl/US/ɹoʊˈzɛl/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
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.
Hibiskus, Roselle, Afrikanische Malve
More definitions
- 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
Translations
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By meaning 1
Hibiscus sabdariffa:
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant,Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.
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Forms
plural: rosellesSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:rozellesorrelred sorrelJamaica sorrelHibiscus sabdariffa
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsorrel
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable