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noun (n)

• 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(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  hibiscus sabdariffa, jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, rozelle, sorrel
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913