Rumex acetosa (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
Synonyms:
garden sorrel; Rumex acetosa; sour dock
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rumex acetosa" is a kind of...):
dock; sorrel; sour grass (any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)
Meronyms (parts of "Rumex acetosa"):
common sorrel; sorrel (large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces)