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Definition of sheep sorrel

sheep sorrel
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. 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.

Meaning of sheep sorrel from wikipedia

- Rumex acetosella, commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae...
- Sheep's sorrel soup (Turkish: Kuzukulağı çorbası) is a soup made from sheep's sorrel leaves, water, corn, beans, onions, butter and salt. Sheep's sorrel...
- as "sorrel" Rumex, genus of plants containing species known as sorrels, particularly: Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel Rumex scutatus, French sorrel Sourwood...
- – sorrel, common sorrel, garden sorrel, narrow-leaved dock, spinach dock Rumex acetosella L. – sheep's sorrel, common sheep sorrel, field sorrel, red...
- French sorrel (Rumex scutatus), common sorrel (Rumex acetosa), or with foraged wild greens with similar flavor profiles, such as sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella)...
- most Essiac formulations contain burdock root, turkey rhubarb root, sheep sorrel and slippery elm. From the 1920s through the 1970s, Essiac was promoted...
- flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name alpine sheep sorrel. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to California...
- Sheep meat is one of the most common meats around the world, taken from the domestic sheep, Ovis aries, and generally divided into lamb, from sheep in...
- cheese that originated in Cyprus. It is made from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk, and sometimes also cow's milk. Its texture is described as squeaky...
- See also List of Cercospora species Cercospora acetosella - found on sheep sorrel and other docks Cercospora aciculina Cercospora agerati Cercospora alabemensis...