Sŏr'el1, n.
(Synop., § 130), n. [Diminutive of sore, a buck.]
Sense 1. A buck of the third year. [Rare.] Shak.
Sense 2. A yellowish or reddish-brown color; sorrel.
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Sorrel
Sŏr'rel2, a.
a. [Fr. saur, saure, O. Fr. sor, sore, yellowish brown, Pr. saur, sore, sor, It. sauro, soro, from Bisc. zuria, charria, white. Cf. SORE, n.] Of a yellowish or reddish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
Sōr'rel3, n.
n. A yellowish or reddish brown color.
Sŏr'rel4, n.
[Fr. surelle, from sur, sour, from O. H. Ger., A-S., & Icel. sûr, sour; Dan. syre, Sw. syra, Ger. sauerampfer.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice;—especially applied to plants of the genus Rumex, as Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, &c.
Mountain sorrel, a plant of the genus Oxyria.—Red sorrel, a plant of the genus Hibiscus. See RED SORREL.—Salt of sorrel, binoxalate of potassa;—so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex acetosella, or Rumex acetosa.