sorrel, name for several plants, particularly species of dock (see buckwheat buckwheat, common name for certain members of the Polygonaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs found chiefly in north temperate areas and having a characteristic pungent juice containing oxalic acid. Species native to the United States are most common in the West.
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sorrel

Any of several hardy perennial herbs of the buckwheat family, widespread in temperate regions. Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), a weed native to Europe and widespread in North America, is an attractive but troublesome invader in lawns, gardens, meadows, and grassy slopes. It has slender, triangular leaves and tiny yellow or reddish flowers. The pungent, sour leaves are used as a vegetable, as a flavouring in omelets and sauces, in soups, and, when young, in salads. Two related species are garden sorrel (R. acetosa) and French sorrel (R. scutatus), both found throughout Europe and Asia. Wood sorrels, unrelated plants, belong to the genus Oxalis (see oxalis).

sorrel

1. a light brown to brownish-orange colour

2. a horse of this colour

sorrel

1. any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Rumex, esp R. acetosa, of Eurasia and North America, having acid-tasting leaves used in salads and sauces

2. short for wood sorrel

sorrel

indicates love and tenderness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]

See : Love

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No references found	It had been a fruitless day, so far as she was concerned; and yet not entirely fruitless, for he had enjoyed the open air and the horse under him to such purpose that, on Monday, his instructions were out to the dealers to look for the best chestnut sorrel that money could buy. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context As if expecting a protest, she continued plaintively; "If you're too busy with the hauling I presume you can let Jotham Powell drive me over with the sorrel in time to ketch the train at the Flats. Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context And yet here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill; moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was going out of Avonlea; and he had the buggy and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance. Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context	Soroka Soroka, Grigorii Soroka, Grigorii Vasilevich Soroki Sorokin, Gennadii Sorokin, Gennadii Mikhailovich Sorokin, Ivan Lukich Sorokin, Leonid Sorokin, Leonid Vasilevich Sorokin, P A Sorokin, Pitirim Alexandrovitch Sorokino Sorolla Y Bastida, Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Joaquín Sororal Polygyny Sororate sorority Soros, George sorosilicate sorotiite Soroya Sørøya sorportales Sorption sorption pumping sorrel sorrel tree Sorrel, Hetty Sorrento Sors Sorsa, Taisto Kalevi Sorsk sort sort algorithm sort field sort generator sort key sort order sort pass sort/merge sort/merge package sortation Sortavala sorted sorted polygon Sorter sortes sortie sortie number sortie plot sorting	soroses Sorosilicate Sorosilicate Sorosilicate Sorosis Sorosis Soroti Diocese Development Office sorotiite Soroya Sørøya SORP sorportales sorption sorption sorption Sorption detoxification Sorption detoxification Sorption detoxification Sorption Enhanced Reforming Process sorption pumping sorptive sorptive sorptive SORR SORRA Sorrage Sorraia Mustang Studbook Sorrance SORRB SORRC sorrel Sorrel soup sorrel tree sorrel tree sorrel trees sorrel trees Sorrel, Hetty Sorrel-tree Sorrel-tree sorrels sorrels sorrels Sorrent Sorrent Sorrento Sorrento Sorrento work Sorrento, Italy Sorrento, Italy sorrier sorrier sorrier sorriest sorriest sorriest sorrily sorrily sorrily Sorrin's operation Sorrin's operation Sorrin's operation

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It had been a fruitless day, so far as she was concerned; and yet not entirely fruitless, for he had enjoyed the open air and the horse under him to such purpose that, on Monday, his instructions were out to the dealers to look for the best chestnut sorrel that money could buy.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

As if expecting a protest, she continued plaintively; "If you're too busy with the hauling I presume you can let Jotham Powell drive me over with the sorrel in time to ketch the train at the Flats.

Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context

And yet here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill; moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was going out of Avonlea; and he had the buggy and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance.

Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

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