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RED SORREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red sorrel mean? 

RED SORREL (noun)
  The noun RED SORREL has 1 sense:

1. East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiberplay

  Familiarity information: RED SORREL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RED SORREL (noun)


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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Hibiscus sabdariffa; Jamaica sorrel; red sorrel; roselle; rozelle; sorrel

Hypernyms ("red sorrel" is a kind of...):

hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)


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