corchorus

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corchorus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [Nl., fr. L.
     corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant
     of bitter taste.] (Bot.)
     The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan
     globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant,
     seen in old-fashioned gardens.
     [1913 Webster] Corcle

corchorus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  corchorus
      n 1: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large
           leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of
           jute
      2: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
         especially Asia [syn: Corchorus, genus Corchorus]