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sorrel vs Oxalis violacea

Oxalis violacea vs sorrel

sorrel and Oxalis violacea both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
Oxalis violacea Yes No No No
As nouns, Oxalis violacea is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, Oxalis violacea is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  • Oxalis violacea: perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
sorrel (noun) Oxalis violacea (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple 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 violacea (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and Oxalis violacea

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