ketmie

English

Alternative forms

• ketmia

Etymology

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Noun

ketmie (plural ketmies)

1. (archaic) A variety of African hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of its mucilage, Hibiscus sabdariffa.
2. Other species of hibiscus

References

• “ketmie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Kemite

French

Etymology

Calque of New Latin Ketmia, from Arabic.

Noun

ketmie f (plural ketmies)

1. (botany) Synonym of hibiscus (Hibiscus)

Derived terms

• ketmie à chanvre
• ketmie comestible
• ketmie des jardins
• ketmie d’Afrique
• ketmie en arbre
• ketmie musquée
• ketmie oseille de Guinée
• ketmie vésiculeuse

 

Further reading

• “ketmie” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “ketmie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.