HyperDic: sorrel

English > 6 senses of the word sorrel:
ADJECTIVEallsorrel, brownish-orangeof a light brownish color
NOUNplantsorrel, oxalis, wood sorrelany plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
plantsorrel, dock, sour grassany of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
plantsorrel, roselle, rozelle, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffaEast Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
foodsorrel, common sorrellarge sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
animalsorrela horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
sorrel > pronunciation
Soundssao'rahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > sorrel: 6 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOf a light brownish color.
Synonymbrownish-orange
BroaderchromaticBeing or having or characterized by hue
Spanishalazán
Catalanbai
English > sorrel: 6 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny plant or flower of the genus Oxalis.
Synonymsoxalis, wood sorrel
Member ofgenus Oxalistype genus of the Oxalidaceae
NarrowerBermuda buttercup, English-weed, Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalis cernuaSouth African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosellaEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
creeping oxalis, creeping wood sorrel, Oxalis corniculataCreeping much-branched mat-forming weed
goatsfoot, goat's foot, Oxalis caprinashort-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenataSouth American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
violet wood sorrel, Oxalis violaceaperennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishoxalis
Catalanoxalis
English > sorrel: 6 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine.
Synonymsdock, sour grass
Member ofRumex, genus Rumexdocks
NarrowerFrench sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatusLow perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifoliusEuropean dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock / rootstock common as a weed in North America
sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosellasmall plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves
sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosaEuropean sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishacedera, romaza
English > sorrel: 6 senses > noun 3, plant
MeaningEast Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber.
Synonymsroselle, rozelle, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa
BroaderhibiscusAny plant of the genus Hibiscus
Spanishroselle, rozelle
CatalanHibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, Roselle, rozelle
English > sorrel: 6 senses > noun 4, food
Meaninglarge sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces.
Synonymcommon sorrel
Part ofsour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosaEuropean sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
Broadergreens, green, leafy vegetableAny of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
Spanishaceda, acedera, agrilla, rumex acetosa
Catalanagrella, vinagrella
English > sorrel: 6 senses > noun 5, animal
MeaningA horse of a brownish orange to light brown color.
Broaderhorse, Equus caballussolid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

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