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sorrel vs Oxalis acetosella

Oxalis acetosella vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis acetosella both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but Oxalis acetosella is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
Oxalis acetosella Yes No No No
As nouns, Oxalis acetosella is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, Oxalis acetosella is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  • Oxalis acetosella: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
sorrel (noun) Oxalis acetosella (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
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
sorrel (adjective) Oxalis acetosella (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and Oxalis acetosella

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