4  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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