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sorrel vs Oxalis corniculata

Oxalis corniculata vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis corniculata both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
Oxalis corniculata Yes No No No
As nouns, Oxalis corniculata is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, Oxalis corniculata is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  • Oxalis corniculata: creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan
sorrel (noun) Oxalis corniculata (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan
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 corniculata (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and Oxalis corniculata

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