sorrel
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nounDefinition of SORREL
: any of various plants or plant parts with sour juice: as a : any of various docks (as Rumex acetosa and R. acetosella); also : the leaves used as a potherb b : wood sorrel
Origin of SORREL
Middle English sorel, from Anglo-French surele, from sur, siur sour, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sūr sour — more at sour
First Known Use: 15th century
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