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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of
Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning
probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See Sear, a.,
and cf. Sorel.]
Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.
A yellowish or redish brown color.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex
Acetosella, etc.
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Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
Red sorrel. (Bot.)
(a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
making tarts and acid drinks.
(b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called
sheep sorrel.
Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
Rumex Axetosa.
Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree (Oxydendrum
arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
Called also sourwood.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
[1913 Webster]
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
bay, bayard, beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet, buckskin, calico pony, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, dapple-gray, drab, dun, dun-brown, dun-drab, ecru, fawn, fawn-colored, fuscous, gray, grege, grizzle, hazel, khaki, lurid, nut-brown, olive-brown, olive-drab, paint, painted pony, piebald, pinto, roan, seal, seal-brown, sepia, skewbald, snuff-colored, tan, taupe, tawny, toast, toast-brown, umber, umber-colored, walnut, walnut-brown, yellowish-brown |
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Common Misspellings > |
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