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sorrel vs Oxalis cernua

Oxalis cernua vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis cernua both are nouns.

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

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

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