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sorrel vs Oxalis pes-caprae

Oxalis pes-caprae vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis pes-caprae both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but Oxalis pes-caprae is not an adjective.

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

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