Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sorrel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of
Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning
probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See {Sear}, a.,
and cf. {Sorel}.]
Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.
A yellowish or redish brown color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sorrel \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sorrel
adj : of a light brownish color [syn: {brownish-orange}]
n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: {oxalis}, {wood
sorrel}]
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: {dock},
{sour grass}]
3: 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 [syn: {roselle}, {rozelle},
{red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads
and sauces [syn: {common sorrel}]
5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
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