Sorrel

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.
     A yellowish or redish brown color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "sorrel":
     bay, bayard, beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet,
     buckskin, calico pony, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa,
     cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, dapple-gray, drab, dun,
     dun-brown, dun-drab, ecru, fawn, fawn-colored, fuscous, gray,
     grege, grizzle, hazel, khaki, lurid, nut-brown, olive-brown,
     olive-drab, paint, painted pony, piebald, pinto, roan, seal,
     seal-brown, sepia, skewbald, snuff-colored, tan, taupe, tawny,
     toast, toast-brown, umber, umber-colored, walnut, walnut-brown,
     yellowish-brown