n. 1. Any of several plants of the genus Rumex that have sour leaves, especially the Eurasian species R. acetosa, sometimes grown for its edible leaves, and R. acetosella, widely naturalized worldwide. Also called dock4. 2. See oxalis. [Middle English sorel, from Old French surele, from sur, sour, of Germanic origin.] |
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n. 1. A brownish orange to light brown. 2. A sorrel-colored horse or other animal. [From Middle English sorel, sorrel-colored, from Old French, from sor, red-brown, of Germanic origin.] |
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