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sorrel meaning and definition
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Definition of sorrel (noun)
- any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
- synonyms: oxalis, wood sorrel
- any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
- synonyms: dock, sour grass
- 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
- large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
- synonyms: common sorrel
- a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
SORREL adjective
Definition of sorrel (adjective)
- of a light brownish color
- synonyms: brownish-orange
Source: Princeton University Wordnet