Sorrel Definition & Meaning
sorrel
- adjective
- of a light brownish color
- noun
- any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
- any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
- 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
- large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
- a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
"Sorrel" in song lyrics
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"sheep sorrel"
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"herbs what is sorrel"
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"what is sorrel"
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Words that rhyme with sorrel
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- What does sorrel mean?
- of a light brownish color any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine 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 large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
- What part of speech is sorrel?
- Sorrel is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does sorrel have?
- Sorrel has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).