01 a. Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
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Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
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Webster, 1913
Sorrel
02 n. A yellowish or redish brown color.
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A yellowish or redish brown color.
03 n. One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc.
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One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Mountain sorrel —
See under Mountain.
Red sorrel —
A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks
Salt of sorrel —
binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or Rumex Axetosa.
Sorrel tree —
a small ericaceous tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also sourwood.
Wood sorrel —
any plant of the genus Oxalis.