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sorrel vs broad-leaved dock

broad-leaved dock vs sorrel

sorrel and broad-leaved dock both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but broad-leaved dock is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
broad-leaved dock Yes No No No
As nouns, broad-leaved dock is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, broad-leaved dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
  • broad-leaved dock: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
sorrel (noun) broad-leaved dock (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
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) broad-leaved dock (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and broad-leaved dock

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