any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
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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
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large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
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a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
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of a light brownish color
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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.
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. A yellowish or redish brown color.
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.
I'm sure he is OK. He may be cold and he may be wet, but I'm sure he's OK." "According to his mother, the boy and the pony have been together for a long time," Hoy said of the 10-year-old sorrel. "The pony is very social.