Found 2 items, similar to Corchorus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: corchorus corchorus n 1: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute 2: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia [syn: genus Corchorus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Corchorus Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [Nl., fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant of bitter taste.] (Bot.) The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens. [1913 Webster]