'Roselle' definitions:
Definition of 'roselle'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa]
Definition of 'Roselle'
From: 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]
Roselle, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Roselle, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.