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单词 sheep sorrel
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sheep sorrel


noun

a slender weed, Rumex acetosella, of the buckwheat family, found in poor, dry soils, having arrow-shaped leaves with an acid taste.

Origin of sheep sorrel

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby sheep sorrel

sheep's fescue, sheepshank, sheepshead, sheepshearing, sheepskin, sheep sorrel, sheep station, sheepswool sponge, sheeptick, sheepwalk, sheer
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Example sentences from the Web for sheep sorrel

  • The property was picturesque to look at but its best herbage was sheep-sorrel.

    My Friends at Brook Farm|John Van Der Zee Sears
  • After Rabbits'-meat, sheep-sorrel, cuckoo-spice, we find Hallelujah!

    Society for Pure English, Tract 5|Society for Pure English

British Dictionary definitions for sheep sorrel

sheep sorrel

sheep's sorrel


noun

a polygonaceous plant, Rumex acetosella, of the N hemisphere, having slightly bitter-tasting leaves and small reddish flowers
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