About The Word Corchorus
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Corchorus
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What's The Definition Of Corchorus?
[n] widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia
[n] any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute Synonyms | Synonyms for Corchorus: genus Corchorus Related Terms | Find terms related to Corchorus: See Also | corchorus | dilleniid dicot genus | family Tiliaceae | linden family | subshrub | suffrutex | Tiliaceae Corchorus In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[oal]*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.
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