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Found 4 hits - Term: corchorus olitorius, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jew \jew\ j=u or judd; 277, n. of. juis, pl., f. juif, l.
   judaeus, gr. 'ioydai^os, fr. 'ioydai`a the country of the
   jews, judea, fr. heb. ye^h=ud=ah judah, son of jacob.
   cf. judaic.
   1. originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of
      judah; after the return from the babylonish captivity, any
      member of the new state; a hebrew; an israelite.
      1913 webster

   2. an adherent of judaism.
      pjc

   jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin.

   jew's mallow bot., an annual herb corchorus olitorius
      cultivated in syria and egypt as a pot herb, and in india
      for its fiber.

   jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen.

   the wandering jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his
      cruelty to christ during his passion, is doomed to wander
      on the earth till christ's second coming.

   wandering jew, any of several house plants of the genera
      zebrina and tradescantia having white-striped leaves,
      especially the creeping plants zebrina pendula and
      tradescantia fluminensis.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
judaic jew's frankincense jew's mallow corchorus olitorius jew's pitch the wandering jew 
wandering jew zebrina tradescantia zebrina pendula tradescantia fluminensis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jute \jute\ j=ut, n. hind. j=ut, skr. j=u.ta matted
   hair; cf. ja.ta matted hair, fibrous roots.
   the coarse, strong fiber of the east indian corchorus
   olitorius, and corchorus capsularis; also, the plant
   itself. the fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,
   cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
corchorus olitorius corchorus capsularis 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mallow \mal"low\, mallows \mal"lows\, n. oe. malwe, as. mealwe,
   fr. l. malva, akin to gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
   malako`s soft. named either from its softening or relaxing
   properties, or from its soft downy leaves. cf. mauve,
   malachite. bot.
   a genus of plants malva having mucilaginous qualities.
   see malvaceous.
   1913 webster

   note: the flowers of the common mallow malva sylvestris
         are used in medicine. the dwarf mallow malva
         rotundifolia is a common weed, and its flattened,
         dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. tree
         mallow malva mauritiana and lavatera arborea,
         musk mallow malva moschata, rose mallow or
         hollyhock, and curled mallow malva crispa, are less
         commonly seen.
         1913 webster

   indian mallow. see abutilon.

   jew's mallow, a plant corchorus olitorius used as a pot
      herb by the jews of egypt and syria.

   marsh mallow. see under marsh.
      1913 webster
see also:
mauve malachite malva malvaceous malva sylvestris malva rotundifolia 
malva mauritiana lavatera arborea malva moschata malva crispa indian mallow 
abutilon jew's mallow corchorus olitorius marsh mallow marsh 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tat \tat\ ta^t, n. hind. tsdo=atsdo.
   gunny cloth made from the fiber of the corchorus olitorius,
   or jute. india
   1913 webster
see also:
corchorus olitorius 

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