sorrel

Meanings

• any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
• any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
• 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
• large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
• a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
• of a light brownish color

Synonyms

brownish-orange, common sorrel, dock, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, oxalis, red sorrel, roselle, rozelle, sour grass, wood sorrel