Associations to the word «Sorrel»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SORREL, noun. A kind of plant with acidic leaves, especially Rumex acetosa (common sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.
SORREL, noun. The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa.
SORREL, noun. A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas, made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa: hibiscus tea.
SORREL, noun. A brown colour, with a tint of red.
SORREL, adjective. Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse)
Dictionary definition
SORREL, noun. Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis.
SORREL, noun. Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine.
SORREL, 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.
SORREL, noun. Large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces.
SORREL, noun. A horse of a brownish orange to light brown color.
SORREL, adjective. Of a light brownish color.
Wise words
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