Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[oal]*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, seen in old-fashioned gardens.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)