wood sorrel

noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Oxalis, especially O. acetosella, of Eurasia, having heart-shaped, trifoliolate leaves and white, pink-veined flowers.

Origin of wood sorrel

1515–25; translation of French sorrel de bois; replacing woodsour, so called from sour taste of the leaves

Words nearby wood sorrel

Wood's lamp, Wood's light, woodsman, Wood's metal, Woodson, wood sorrel, wood spirit, Woods, Tiger, Woodstock, wood stork, wood sugar

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Example sentences from the Web for wood sorrel

Refrigerants are medicines which suppress an unusual heat of the body, such as wood-sorrel, tamarinds.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
Perhaps it is the Ulstermen who have set up the foreign "Dutch" clover to replace the true shamrock, the wood-sorrel.
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
It is much rarer to find the wood-sorrel trefoil with a fourth leaflet than it is to find the clover trefoil so provided.
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
It abounds in wood-sorrel, in which it exists in combination with a little potassa.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

The air is still, and summer is on my cheek; arum, wood-sorrel, and celandine mingle at my feet.
The Confessions of a Poacher|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for wood sorrel

wood sorrel

noun

a Eurasian plant, Oxalis acetosella, having trifoliate leaves, an underground creeping stem, and white purple-veined flowers: family Oxalidaceae

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单词	wood sorrel
释义	wood sorrel noun any of numerous plants of the genus Oxalis, especially O. acetosella, of Eurasia, having heart-shaped, trifoliolate leaves and white, pink-veined flowers. Origin of wood sorrel 1515–25; translation of French sorrel de bois; replacing woodsour, so called from sour taste of the leaves Words nearby wood sorrel Wood's lamp, Wood's light, woodsman, Wood's metal, Woodson, wood sorrel, wood spirit, Woods, Tiger, Woodstock, wood stork, wood sugar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wood sorrel Refrigerants are medicines which suppress an unusual heat of the body, such as wood-sorrel, tamarinds. Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million\|Sarah Josepha Hale Perhaps it is the Ulstermen who have set up the foreign "Dutch" clover to replace the true shamrock, the wood-sorrel. More Science From an Easy Chair\|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester It is much rarer to find the wood-sorrel trefoil with a fourth leaflet than it is to find the clover trefoil so provided. More Science From an Easy Chair\|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester It abounds in wood-sorrel, in which it exists in combination with a little potassa. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley The air is still, and summer is on my cheek; arum, wood-sorrel, and celandine mingle at my feet. The Confessions of a Poacher\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for wood sorrel wood sorrel noun a Eurasian plant, Oxalis acetosella, having trifoliate leaves, an underground creeping stem, and white purple-veined flowers: family Oxalidaceae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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