Roselle: alternatives and connections

An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds…

A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.

Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of…

tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil

A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a…

A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a med…

An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.

Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east s…

A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinia.

A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Sou…

A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.

fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in makin…

tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green po…

A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightni…

To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.

Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.

A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies.

A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe…