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Sorrel

Sorrel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Sorrel? [n] a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color [n] large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces [n] 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 [n] any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [n] any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [adj] of a light brownish color Synonyms \| Synonyms for Sorrel: brownish-orange \| chromatic \| common sorrel \| dock \| Hibiscus sabdariffa \| Jamaica sorrel \| oxalis \| red sorrel \| roselle \| rozelle \| sour grass \| wood sorrel Related Terms \| Find terms related to Sorrel: See Also \| Bermuda buttercup \| bitter dock \| broad-leaved dock \| common wood sorrel \| creeping oxalis \| creeping wood sorrel \| cuckoo bread \| English-weed \| Equus caballus \| French sorrel \| garden sorrel \| garden sorrel \| genus Oxalis \| genus Rumex \| goat's foot \| goatsfoot \| green \| greens \| herb \| herbaceous plant \| hibiscus \| horse \| leafy vegetable \| oca \| oka \| Oxalis acetosella \| Oxalis caprina \| Oxalis cernua \| Oxalis corniculata \| Oxalis crenata \| Oxalis pes-caprae \| Oxalis tuberosa \| Oxalis violacea \| Rumex \| Rumex acetosa \| Rumex acetosa \| Rumex acetosella \| Rumex obtusifolius \| Rumex scutatus \| shamrock \| sheep sorrel \| sheep's sorrel \| sour dock \| sour dock \| violet wood sorrel \| yellow dock Sorrel In Webster's Dictionary \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See {Sear}, a., and cf. {Sorel}.] Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse. \Sor"rel\, n. A yellowish or redish brown color. \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}. {Red sorrel}. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called {sheep sorrel}. {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or {Rumex Axetosa}. {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also {sourwood}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.

Sorrel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sorrel?

[n] a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
[n] large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
[n] 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
[n] any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
[n] any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
[adj] of a light brownish color

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Sorrel In Webster's Dictionary

\Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of
Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning
probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See {Sear}, a.,
and cf. {Sorel}.]
Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.


\Sor"rel\, n.
A yellowish or redish brown color.


\Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex
Acetosella}, etc.

{Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}.

{Red sorrel}. (Bot.)
(a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid
    calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
    making tarts and acid drinks.
(b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called
    {sheep sorrel}.

{Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
   because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or
   {Rumex Axetosa}.

{Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum
   arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
   have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
   Called also {sourwood}.

{Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.

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