'Corchorus' definitions:
Definition of 'corchorus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute
noun
Widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia [syn: Corchorus, genus Corchorus]
Definition of 'Corchorus'
From: 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