Reference meaning
sorrel
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any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Related source terms
oxaliswood sorrel
Other meanings
2. noun
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
3. noun
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. noun
large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
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