sorrel
noun
1. any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Similar word(s): oxalis
Definition categories: plant, herb
2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Similar word(s): dock
Definition categories: plant, herb
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
Similar word(s): roselle
Definition categories: plant, hibiscus
4. large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
Definition categories: food, green, greens
5. a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
Definition categories: animal, horse
Sentences with sorrel as a noun:
- sorrel colour: