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sorrel vs wood sorrel

wood sorrel vs sorrel

sorrel and wood sorrel both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but wood sorrel is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
wood sorrel Yes No No No
As nouns, sorrel and wood sorrel are synonyms defined as:
  • sorrel and wood sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Other synonyms of sorrel include oxalis.
sorrel (noun) wood sorrel (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
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) wood sorrel (adjective)
of a light brownish color
Difference between sorrel and wood sorrel

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