sorrel

sor·rel (sôr′əl, sär′-)

noun

any of various short, coarse weeds (genus Rumex) of the buckwheat family, with sour, edible leaves
wood sorrel

Etymology: ME sorel < OFr surele < Frank *sur; akin to OHG sur, sour

sor·rel (sôr′əl, sär′-)

noun

Etymology: LME < OFr sorel < sor, sore, light brown < ML saurus < Gmc *saur, light brown, color of dry leaves, orig., dry, akin to sear

adjective

light reddish-brown

modif.

Converse of object

include: Plants include wood sorrel, wood anemone and a wide variety of mosses, lichens and fungi.

Adjective modifier

common: Common sorrel is found in open woodland, woodland rides and edges, in maritime and river shingle, and on mountain ledges.
French: Rumex scutatus, ' French sorrel ' adds a sharp flavor to salads, omelets and soups.

Modifies a noun

sauce: We fed John Cole of a rare piece of wild salmon, with a sorrel sauce and potatoes from our little garden.
seed: Common sorrel seed has occurred as a contaminant of grass seed mixtures, crop seeds and in hay.
mare: He is an excellant stud and is throwing 93 % color on sorrel mares and 100 % color on colored mares.
flower: Biology: Common sorrel flowers from May to August.
horse: The man on the sorrel horse led them, shouting all the time.

Noun used with modifier

sheep: Pernicious weeds - these include morning glory, sheep sorrel, ivy and several types of grasses.

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