roselle

3 definitions found

roselle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Roselle \Ro*selle"\, n. (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.
     [1913 Webster]

roselle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  roselle
      n 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 [syn: roselle,
           rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel,
           Hibiscus sabdariffa]

roselle - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Roselle, IL (village, FIPS 65806)
    Location: 41.98045 N, 88.08315 W
    Population (1990): 20819 (7398 housing units)
    Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60172
  Roselle, NJ (borough, FIPS 64620)
    Location: 40.65215 N, 74.26081 W
    Population (1990): 20314 (7899 housing units)
    Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 07203