sorrel¹ Definition
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
sorrel² Definition
sor·rel (sôr′əl, sär′-)
noun
- light reddish brown
- a horse or other animal of this color
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
sorrel Synonyms
sorrel Usage Examples
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.
Browse dictionary entries near sorrel
- ‹ sorption
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- ‹ Soros, George
- ‹ sorority
- ‹ sororicide
- ‹ sororate
- ‹ sororal
- ‹ Sorley, Charles Hamilton
- ‹ sorites
- ‹ soring
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