» corchorus
Noun (2 meanings)
1. any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute.
corchorus is a type of:
corchorus is a member of:
- Corchorus, genus Corchorus (noun) - widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs
2. widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia.
corchorus is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
corchorus is a member of:
- Tiliaceae, family Tiliaceae, linden family (noun) - chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil
members of corchorus:
- corchorus (noun) - any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers