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sor·rel 1

 (sôr′əl, sŏr′-)
n.
1. Any of several plants of the genusRumex that have sour leaves, especially the Eurasian speciesR. acetosa, sometimes grown for its edible leaves, andR. acetosella, widely naturalized worldwide. Also called dock4.
2. See oxalis.
[Middle Englishsorel, from Old Frenchsurele, fromsur,sour,of Germanic origin.]

sor·rel 2

 (sôr′əl, sŏr′-)
n.
1. A brownish orange to light brown.
2. A sorrel-colored horse or other animal.
[From Middle Englishsorel,sorrel-colored, from Old French, fromsor,red-brown,of Germanic origin.]
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sorrel

(ˈsɒrəl)
n
1. (Colours)
a.a light brown to brownish-orange colour
b.(as adjective):a sorrel carpet.
2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse of this colour
[C15: from Old Frenchsorel, fromsor a reddish brown, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutchsoor desiccated]

sorrel

(ˈsɒrəl)
n
1. (Plants) any of several polygonaceous plants of the genusRumex, espR. acetosa, of Eurasia and North America, having acid-tasting leaves used in salads and sauces. See alsodock4,sheep sorrel
2. (Plants) short forwood sorrel
[C14: from Old Frenchsurele, fromsur sour, of Germanic origin; related to Old High Germansūr sour]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sor•rel1

(ˈsɔr əl, ˈsɒr-)

n.
1. light reddish brown.
2. a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Old Frenchsorel=sor brown (< Germanic) +-el diminutive suffix; see-elle]

sor•rel2

(ˈsɔr əl, ˈsɒr-)

n.
1. any of various plants belonging to the genusRumex, of the buckwheat family, having edible acid leaves used in salads, sauces, etc.
2. any of various wood sorrels with sour juice.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old Frenchsurele=sur sour (< Germanic; seesour) + -el diminutive suffix; see-elle]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalissorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
herb,herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Oxalis - type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels
common wood sorrel,cuckoo bread,Oxalis acetosella,shamrock - Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
Bermuda buttercup,English-weed,Oxalis cernua,Oxalis pes-caprae - South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
creeping oxalis,creeping wood sorrel,Oxalis corniculata - creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan
goat's foot,goatsfoot,Oxalis caprina - short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
Oxalis violacea,violet wood sorrel - perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
oca,Oxalis crenata,Oxalis tuberosa,oka - South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
2.sorrel - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicinesorrel - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
herb,herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Rumex,Rumex - docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
Rumex acetosa,sour dock,garden sorrel - European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
Rumex acetosella,sheep sorrel,sheep's sorrel - small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
bitter dock,broad-leaved dock,Rumex obtusifolius,yellow dock - European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
French sorrel,garden sorrel,Rumex scutatus - low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
3.sorrel - East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fibersorrel - 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
hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
4.sorrel - large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and saucessorrel - large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
greens,leafy vegetable,green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
Rumex acetosa,sour dock,garden sorrel - European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
5.sorrel - a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
Equus caballus,horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Adj.1.sorrel - of a light brownish color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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Translations
gniady
ängssyra

sorrel

1[ˈsɒrəl]N (Bot) →acederaf

sorrel

2[ˈsɒrəl]
A.ADJ →alazán
B.N (=horse) →alazánm,caballomalazán
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sorrel

[ˈsɒrəl]n →oseillef
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sorrel

n
(Bot) →GroßerSauerampfer;(= wood-sorrel) →Sauerkleem
(= horse) →Fuchsm
adj horse →rotbraun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sorrel

[ˈsɒr/əl]
1.n
a. (Bot) →acetosa
b. (horse) →sauro; (colour) →giallobrunoinv
2.adj (colour) →giallobrunoinv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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