sorrel
noun
1 sorrel
2 sorrel
Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine.
synonyms: dock, sour grass.
Dutch: klit
Polish: szczaw
3 sorrel
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.
synonyms: Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, roselle, rozelle.
Polish: ketmia szczawiowa, malwa sudaĆska
4 sorrel
Large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces.
synonym: common sorrel.
5 sorrel
A horse of a brownish orange to light brown color.
adjective
1 sorrel
Of a light brownish color.
synonym: brownish-orange.
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