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sorrel
Found in thesaurus: herbaceous plant, herb, hibiscus, greens, green, leafy vegetable, equus caballus, horse
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sorrel
adj.
reddish-brown
n.
herbaceous plant with sour-tasting edible leaves; reddish-brown color; reddish brown horse
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Sorrel
- "Narrow-leaved sorrel" and variants redirect here. These terms may also refer to curled dock (R. crispus).
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sorrel
Noun
1. any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
(synonym) oxalis, wood sorrel
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella
(member-holonym) genus Oxalis
2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
(synonym) dock, sour grass
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa
(member-holonym) Rumex, genus Rumex
3. East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
(synonym) roselle, rozelle, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa
(hypernym) hibiscus
4. large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
(synonym) common sorrel
(hypernym) greens, green, leafy vegetable
(part-holonym) sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa
5. a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
Adjective
1. of a light brownish color
(synonym) brownish-orange
(similar) chromatic
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Sorrel
(n.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc.
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc.
(n.)
A yellowish or redish brown color.
A yellowish or redish brown color.
(a.)
Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
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sorrel
Scientific Name: Rumex acetosella. A plant that has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It may have anticancer effects. Also called sheep sorrel and dock.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.
