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English-weed vs sorrel

sorrel vs English-weed

English-weed and sorrel both are nouns.

English-weed is not an adjective while sorrel is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
English-weed Yes No No No
sorrel Yes Yes No No
As nouns, sorrel is a hypernym of English-weed; that is, sorrel is a word with a broader meaning than English-weed:
  • English-weed: South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Other hypernyms of English-weed include oxalis, wood sorrel.
English-weed (noun) sorrel (noun)
South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
English-weed (adjective) sorrel (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between English-weed and sorrel

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