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Jew’s mallow
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(Bot.) an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fiber.
a plant (Corchorus olitorius) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
See also: Jew Mallow
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.