2. sorrel a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail.
3. (n.)sorrel any of various plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, having edible acid leaves used in salads, sauces, etc.
4. sorrel any of various wood sorrels with sour juice.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF surele=sur sour (< Gmc; see sour ) + -el dim. suffix; see -elle)
Definition of 'sorrel'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
2. (noun)dock, sorrel, sour grass any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
3. (noun)roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bastfiber
4. (noun)sorrel, common sorrel large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
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