sorrel
sorrel /ˈsɔrəl/
adjective
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()
Of a light brownish color
(
brownish-orange
, sorrel
)
of a light brownish color
noun
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A horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
(
sorrel
)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
The sorrel horse trotted peacefully alongside the stream.
The sorrel horse trotted peacefully alongside the stream.
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Large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
(
common sorrel
, sorrel
)
large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
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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
(
Hibiscus sabdariffa
, Jamaica sorrel
, red sorrel
, roselle
, rozelle
, 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
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Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
(
dock
, sorrel
, sour grass
)
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Sorrel has a lemony flavor and can be used in salads, soups, or sauces
Sorrel has a lemony flavor and can be used in salads, soups, or sauces
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Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
(
oxalis
, sorrel
, wood sorrel
)
any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis