sorrel family
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wood-sorrel family — noun a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers • Syn: ↑Oxalidaceae, ↑family Oxalidaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑orde … Useful english dictionary
family Oxalidaceae — noun a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers • Syn: ↑Oxalidaceae, ↑wood sorrel family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑ord … Useful english dictionary
sorrel — Ⅰ. sorrel [1] ► NOUN ▪ an edible plant of the dock family with arrow shaped leaves and a bitter flavour. ORIGIN Old French sorele; related to SOUR(Cf. ↑sourness). Ⅱ. sorrel [2] ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
sorrel — sorrel1 [sôr′əl, sär′əl] n. [ME sorel < OFr surele < Frank * sur; akin to OHG sur, SOUR] 1. any of various short, coarse weeds (genus Rumex) of the buckwheat family, with sour, edible leaves: see DOCK3 2. WOOD SORREL sorrel2 [sôr′əl,… … English World dictionary
sorrel — sorrel1 /sawr euhl, sor /, n. 1. light reddish brown. 2. a horse of this color, often with a light colored mane and tail. adj. 3. of the color sorrel. [1400 50; late ME < OF sorel, equiv. to sor brown ( < Gmc) + el dim. suffix; see ELLE] sorrel2… … Universalium
Sorrel — This article is about the common sorrel. For other uses of sorrel , see sorrel (disambiguation). Narrow leaved sorrel and variants redirect here. These terms may also refer to curled dock (R. crispus). Sorrel Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Sorrel — Recorded in several forms as shown below, this is a surname of French origins. It derives from the pre 8th century word sorel , meaning reddish brown and was a medieval nickname, possibly ethnic for an Anglo Saxon, as these people often had red… … Surnames reference
sorrel — sorrel1 [ sɒr(ə)l] noun an edible plant of the dock family with arrow shaped leaves and an acidic flavour. [Rumex acetosa and other species.] ↘used in names of other plants with acid leaves, e.g. wood sorrel. Origin ME: from OFr. sorele, of Gmc… … English new terms dictionary
sorrel tree — a North American tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, of the heath family, having leaves with an acid flavor and drooping clusters of white flowers. Also called sourwood. [1680 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
sorrel — I sor•rel [[t]ˈsɔr əl, ˈsɒr [/t]] n. 1) light reddish brown 2) dch a horse of this color, often with a light colored mane and tail • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < OF sorel=sor brown (< Gmc) + el dim. suffix; see elle II sor•rel [[t]ˈsɔr əl … From formal English to slang
