roselle

A noun referring to an East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes, which are used in tarts and jelly, and for its bast fiber.

• 🇩🇪Einjährige krautige Pflanze oder mehrjähriger Halbstrauch aus Ostindien mit wenigen Stacheln, der wegen seiner fleischigen Kelche für Kuchen und Gelee sowie wegen seiner Bastfasern angebaut wird.

1. Edible plant B2 formal culinary

   An East Indian annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts, jellies, and beverages, and for its bast fiber.

   • She made a refreshing tea from dried roselle calyxes.
   • Roselle is often used to add a tart flavor to jams and jellies.
   • The plant's fibers are also harvested for making rope and textiles.

   🇩🇪Essbare Pflanze

   Synonyme: red sorrelsorrel

• roselles plural form
• roselles' possessive plural form
• roselle's possessive singular form