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sorrel vs Oxalis caprina

Oxalis caprina vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis caprina both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
Oxalis caprina Yes No No No
As nouns, Oxalis caprina is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, Oxalis caprina is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  • Oxalis caprina: short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
sorrel (noun) Oxalis caprina (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color short-stemmed South African plant with bluish 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 caprina (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and Oxalis caprina

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