sorrel
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sor·rel1 
[sawr-uhl, sor-] Pronunciation Key
[sawr-uhl, sor-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | light reddish-brown. |
| 2. | a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail. |
| 3. | of the color sorrel. |
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sor·rel2
[sawr-uhl, sor-] Pronunciation Key
[sawr-uhl, sor-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | any of various plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, having edible acid leaves used in salads, sauces, etc. |
| 2. | any of various sour-juiced plants of the genus Oxalis. Compare wood sorrel. |
| 3. | any of various similar plants. |
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| sor·rel 1
(sôr'əl, sŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English sorel, from Old French surele, from sur, sour, of Germanic origin.] |
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| sor·rel 2
(sôr'əl, sŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[From Middle English sorel, sorrel-colored, from Old French, from sor, red-brown, of Germanic origin.] |
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sorrel (adj.)
sorrel (adj.)
"reddish brown," c.1430, from M.Fr. sorel, from sor "yellowish-brown," probably from Frankish *saur "dried" (cf. M.Du. soor "dry," O.H.G. soren "to become dry," O.E. sear "withered, barren;" see sere). Perhaps a diminutive form.
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sorrel (n.)
sorrel (n.)
"small perennial plant," c.1400, from O.Fr. surele (12c.), from sur "sour," from Frankish *sur (cf. O.H.G., O.E. sur "sour;" see sour). So called for the taste of its leaves.
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| sorrel | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of a light brownish color |
noun | |
| 1. | any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis] |
| 2. | any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: dock] |
| 3. | 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 [syn: roselle] |
| 4. | large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces |
| 5. | a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color |
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Sorrel
Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See Sear, a., and cf. Sorel.] Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
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Sorrel
Sor"rel\, n. A yellowish or redish brown color.
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Sorrel
Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r sour. See Sour.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc. Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain. Red sorrel. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called sheep sorrel. Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or Rumex Axetosa. Sorrel tree (Bot.), 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 (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
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