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sorrel vs Oxalis tuberosa

Oxalis tuberosa vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis tuberosa both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
Oxalis tuberosa Yes No No No
As nouns, Oxalis tuberosa is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, Oxalis tuberosa is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  • Oxalis tuberosa: South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
sorrel (noun) Oxalis tuberosa (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
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 tuberosa (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and Oxalis tuberosa

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