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goatsfoot vs sorrel

sorrel vs goatsfoot

goatsfoot and sorrel both are nouns.

goatsfoot is not an adjective while sorrel is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
goatsfoot Yes No No No
sorrel Yes Yes No No
As nouns, sorrel is a hypernym of goatsfoot; that is, sorrel is a word with a broader meaning than goatsfoot:
  • goatsfoot: short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Other hypernyms of goatsfoot include oxalis, wood sorrel.
goatsfoot (noun) sorrel (noun)
short-stemmed South African plant with bluish 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
goatsfoot (adjective) sorrel (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between goatsfoot and sorrel

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