sorrel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sorrel	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for sorrel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sorrel adj of a light brownish color [syn: sorrel, {brownish- orange}] n any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel] any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine Synonym(s): dock, sorrel, sour grass 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 Synonym(s): roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces Synonym(s): sorrel, common sorrel a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
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.