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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CORCHORUS

Cor "cho *rus, n. Etym: [Nl. , fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko `rchoros a wild plant of bitter taste. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The common name of the kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.