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sorreloxaliswood sorrelherbherbaceous plantcommon wood sorrelcuckoo breadOxalis acetosellashamrockBermuda buttercupEnglish-weedOxalis cernuaOxalis pes-capraecreeping oxaliscreeping wood sorrelOxalis corniculatagoat's footgoatsfootOxalis caprinaOxalis violaceaviolet wood sorrelocaokaOxalis crenataOxalis tuberosagenus Oxalis

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sorrel

noun

1 sorrel

Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis.

synonyms: oxalis, wood sorrel.

Polish: szczawik

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 sudańska

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.

Roget 434: red etc. n., reddish; rufous, ruddy, florid, incarnadine, sanguine; rosy, roseate; blowzy, blowed; burnt; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: bay, bayard, beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet, buckskin, calico pony, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, dapple-gray, drab, dun, dun-brown ... show more.

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