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Definition of Corchorus
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute.
2. Noun. Widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Tiliaceae, Linden Family, Tiliaceae
Definition of Corchorus
1. n. The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.
Definition of Corchorus
1. Noun. (botany) Any of the genus ''Corchorus'' of malvaceous flowering plants. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corchorus
Literary usage of Corchorus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
"[Corchorus hirtus L. Eggers Fl. 106. ] 577. Corchorus HIRSUTUS L. Frequent in
rocky open situations. New Fort. Nov. (62). North side at Salt River. ..."
2. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"The Attic drachma—for it is generally the Attic reckoning 40 The Corchorus
olitorius of ... corchorus ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"L. iuuenis, young. See Young. Jute, a substance resembling hemp. (Bengali.)
Bengali jut, the fibres of the bark of the Corchorus olitorius (Wilson). ..."
4. A Practical Flora for Schools and Colleges by Oliver Rivington Willis (1894)
"There are about forty species, all of which are natives of tropical and subtropical
countries. Etymology. — Corchorus is said to be derived from the Greek ..."
5. Plants of the Holy Land: With Their Fruits and Flowers, Beautifully by Henry Stafford Osborn (1861)
"Corchorus Olitorius. the several varieties of mallow native in Syria, the one
above named seems to be beyond doubt the kind referred to by Job, (xxx. ..."
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