Widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs

• Especially Asia
• Any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers
• A source of jute

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia [syn: genus Corchorus ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the genus (taxlink Corchorus genus) of malvaceous flowering plants.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Corchorus is a genus of about 40–100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae , native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. Different common names are used in different contexts, with jute applying to the fiber produced from ...