sor·rel /ˈsɔrəl, ˈsɑr-/
(a.)栗色的,栗色毛的栗色,栗色毛的動物,三歲的雄鹿
Sor·rel a. Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
Sor·rel n. A yellowish or redish brown color.
Sor·rel, n. 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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sorrel
adj : of a light brownish color [syn: brownish-orange]
n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, wood
sorrel]
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: dock,
sour grass]
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, rozelle,
red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa]
4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads
and sauces [syn: common sorrel]
5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color