Sorrel - Definition
sorrel
adj 1: of a light brownish color [syn: sorrel, brownish-
orange]
n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis,
sorrel, wood sorrel]
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn:
dock, sorrel, sour grass]
3: 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 [syn: roselle,
rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel,
Hibiscus sabdariffa]
4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and
sauces [syn: sorrel, common sorrel]
5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color