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sorrel vs red sorrel

red sorrel vs sorrel

sorrel and red sorrel both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but red sorrel is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
red sorrel Yes No No No
As nouns, sorrel and red sorrel are synonyms defined as:
  • sorrel and red sorrel: 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
Other synonyms of sorrel include Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, roselle, rozelle.
sorrel (noun) red sorrel (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color 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
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) red sorrel (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and red sorrel

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