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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