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sorrel vs sheep's sorrel

sheep's sorrel vs sorrel

sorrel and sheep's sorrel both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but sheep's sorrel is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
sheep's sorrel Yes No No No
As nouns, sheep's sorrel is a hyponym of sorrel; that is, sheep's sorrel 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
  • sheep's sorrel: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
sorrel (noun) sheep's sorrel (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
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) sheep's sorrel (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and sheep's sorrel

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