common sorrel

common sorrel
noun
large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
Syn: ↑sorrel
Hypernyms: ↑greens, ↑green, ↑leafy vegetable
Part Holonyms: ↑sour dock, ↑garden sorrel, ↑Rumex acetosa

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