- white wood sorrel
- noun
: a white-flowered wood sorrel (as Oxalis acetosella)
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Wood sorrel — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wood sorrel — n. [transl. of MFr sorrel de boys] any of a genus (Oxalis, family Oxalidaceae) of creeping dicotyledonous plants (order Geraniales) with white, pink, red, or yellow, five parted flowers and cloverlike compound leaves that contain oxalic acid:… … English World dictionary
wood sorrel — any of numerous plants of the genus Oxalis, esp. O. acetosella, of Eurasia, having heart shaped, trifoliolate leaves and white, pink veined flowers. [1515 25; trans. of F sorrel de bois; r. woodsour, so called from sour taste of the leaves] * * * … Universalium
wood sorrel — noun Date: 13th century any of a genus (Oxalis of the family Oxalidaceae, the wood sorrel family) of herbs with acid sap, compound leaves, and regular flowers having five usually white, purple, or yellow petals; especially either of two stemless… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Common wood sorrel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
common wood sorrel — noun Eurasian plant with heart shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple veined flowers • Syn: ↑cuckoo bread, ↑shamrock, ↑Oxalis acetosella • Hypernyms: ↑oxalis, ↑sorrel, ↑wood sorrel … Useful english dictionary
violet wood sorrel — noun perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose purple flowers • Syn: ↑Oxalis violacea • Hypernyms: ↑oxalis, ↑sorrel, ↑wood sorrel * * * noun : a perennial herb (Oxalis violacea … Useful english dictionary
wood sorrel — noun /ˈwʊdˌsɒrəl/ a) a white flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella b) any of several other species of the genus Oxalis … Wiktionary
wood sorrel — noun a woodland plant with clover like leaves and pink or white flowers. [Oxalis acetosella.] … English new terms dictionary
Wood — Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
