Roselle,

5 definitions found

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

  Roselle \Ro*selle"\, n. (Bot.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  roselle
       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 [syn: {rozelle}, {sorrel},
            {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Roselle, IL (village, FIPS 65806)
    Location: 41.98045 N, 88.08315 W
    Population (1990): 20819 (7398 housing units)
    Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60172
  Roselle, NJ (borough, FIPS 64620)
    Location: 40.65215 N, 74.26081 W
    Population (1990): 20314 (7899 housing units)
    Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 07203

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Roselle, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
     Population (2000):    21274
     Housing Units (2000): 7870
     Land area (2000):     2.643113 sq. miles (6.845630 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.010425 sq. miles (0.027000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.653538 sq. miles (6.872630 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            64620
     Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
     Location:             40.653502 N, 74.260584 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     07203
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Roselle, NJ
      Roselle
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Roselle, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    23115
     Housing Units (2000): 8552
     Land area (2000):     5.374171 sq. miles (13.919038 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.016806 sq. miles (0.043528 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5.390977 sq. miles (13.962566 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            65806
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             41.980569 N, 88.085438 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     60172
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Roselle, IL
      Roselle