sorrel

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sor⋅rel

1 [sawr-uh

l, sor-]

–noun

1.	light reddish-brown.

2.	a horse of this color, often with a light-colored mane and tail.

–adjective

3.	of the color sorrel.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < OF sorel, equiv. to sor brown (< Gmc) + -el dim. suffix; see -elle

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2 [sawr-uh

l, sor-]

–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.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME sorell < OF surele, equiv. to sur sour (< Gmc; akin to OHG sūr sour) + -el dim. suffix; see -elle

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sor·rel¹ (sôr'əl, sŏr'-)

Any of several plants of the genus Rumex, having acid-flavored leaves sometimes used as salad greens, especially R. acetosella, a widely naturalized Eurasian species. Also called dock⁴.
Any of various plants of the genus Oxalis, having usually compound leaves with three leaflets.

[Middle English sorel, from Old French surele, from sur, sour, of Germanic origin.]

sor·rel² (sôr'əl, sŏr'-)

[From Middle English sorel, sorrel-colored, from Old French, from sor, red-brown, of Germanic origin.]

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