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