roselle

a roselle plant.

Meaning

Noun

Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.

Origin

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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