Corchorus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*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.


     [1913 Webster] Corcle

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corchorus
       n 1: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large
            leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source
            of jute
       2: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
          especially Asia [syn: {genus Corchorus}]