Cor″cho‐rus (kôr″kō̍‐rŭs), n. [Nl., fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. κόρχοροσ 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.