sorrel

sorrel
    adj 1: of a light brownish color [syn: {sorrel}, {brownish-
           orange}]
    n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: {oxalis},
         {sorrel}, {wood sorrel}]
    2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
       sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn:
       {dock}, {sorrel}, {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}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel},
       {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
    4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and
       sauces [syn: {sorrel}, {common sorrel}]
    5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
    

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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Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.
   A yellowish or redish brown color.
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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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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