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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sorrel tree
sorrel tree
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having
deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white
flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn:
sourwood,
titi,
Oxydendrum arboreum]
2: Australian tree with acid foliage [syn:
Hibiscus heterophyllus
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sorrel tree
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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