a European plant of the dock family, with arrow-shaped leaves that are used in salads and cookery for their acidic flavour 酸模。 参见wood sorrel
Genus Rumex, family Polygonaceae: several species, including the English sorrel (R. acetosa) and the more slender-leaved French sorrel (R. scutatus) 酸模属,蓼科: 多种,包括酸模(拉丁名R. acetosa)及叶子更为细长的盾叶酸模(拉丁名R. scutatus)
(亦作 red sorrel)a tall annual Caribbean hibiscus with red flowers and stems 玫瑰茄
Hibiscus sabdariffa, family Malvaceae 拉丁名Hibiscus sabdariffa,锦葵科 ■[mass noun]a sweet red drink made from the sepals of these flowers 玫瑰茄饮料
语源
late Middle English: from Old French sorele, of Germanic origin; related to sour
sorrel2 [ˈsɒr(ə)l] noun
a horse with a light reddish-brown coat 栗色马 ■[mass noun][usu. as modifier]a light reddish-brown colour 浅红褐色 a sorrel mare with four white socks. 鬃毛上有四圈白毛的栗色母马。
语源
Middle English: from Old French sorel, from sor 'yellowish', from a Germanic adjective meaning 'dry'