Sorrel word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "sorrel" word
[noun] large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
[noun] 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
[noun] any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
[noun] any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
[adjective] of a light brownish color
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\Sor"rel\, n. A yellowish or redish brown color.
\Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r sour. See {Sour}.] (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.
Synonyms for sorrel
brownish-orange, chromatic, common sorrel, dock, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, oxalis, red sorrel, roselle, rozelle, sour grass, wood sorrel
See also: Bermuda buttercup | bitter dock | broad-leaved dock | common wood sorrel | French sorrel | garden sorrel | hibiscus | oca | Oxalis caprina | Oxalis cernua | Oxalis corniculata | Rumex acetosa | Rumex acetosa | Rumex scutatus | shamrock | sheep's sorrel | sour dock | sour dock | violet wood sorrel | yellow dock |
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Let's analyse "sorrel" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LERROS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
sorrel: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven. |
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