n. [ From the German mineralogist G. Rose + -lite. ] (Min.) A hydrous arsenite of cobalt, occuring in small red crystals, allied to erythrite. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., dim. of L. rosa rose. ] (Zool.) A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) a malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) cultivated in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink. [ 1913 Webster ]