'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.