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sorrel

sor·rel

UK/ˈsɒɹəl/ US/ˈsɔɹəl/ rare
adjective (1) noun (5)

adjective

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noun

1.

any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

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any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

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large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces

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Origin

From Middle English *sorel, from Middle French *sorel, sorrel, surrel, from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown”), probably from Old Frankish *saur (“dried”), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *saus- (“dry, parched”); equivalent to sore (“reddish-brown”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch soor (“dry”), Old High German sōrēn (“to become dry”), and Old English sēar (“withered, barren”). See also sere.

Phrases

  • alpine sheep's sorrel
  • alpine sorrel
  • buckler sorrel
  • Cape sorrel
  • field sorrel
  • French sorrel
  • grassleaf sorrel
  • Guinea sorrel

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