Definition of corchorus Corchorus
We found 5 definitions of corchorus from 4 different sources.
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What does corchorus mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: corchori |
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| corchorus - widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia | ||
| genus Corchorus | ||
| dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs | ||
| family tiliaceae, linden family, tiliaceae chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia | ||
| corchorus - any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute | ||
| subshrub, suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- corchorus (n.)
The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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corchorus
kor′ko-rus, n. a genus of tropical plants cultivated for their fibre, which is the jute of commerce. [Gr.]
Part of speech
🔤- corchorus, noun, singular of corchoruses / corchorusses.
