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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of
     Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning
     probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See Sear, a.,
     and cf. Sorel.]
     Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.
     A yellowish or redish brown color.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
     sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
     One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
     plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex
     Acetosella, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
  
     Red sorrel. (Bot.)
     (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
         calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
         making tarts and acid drinks.
     (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella), also called
         sheep sorrel.
  
     Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
        because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
        Rumex Axetosa.
  
     Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum
        arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
        have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
        Called also sourwood.
  
     Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of
     Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning
     probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See Sear, a.,
     and cf. Sorel.]
     Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.
     A yellowish or redish brown color.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
     sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
     One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
     plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex
     Acetosella, etc.
  
     Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
  
     Red sorrel. (Bot.)
     (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
         calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
         making tarts and acid drinks.
     (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella), also called
         sheep sorrel.
  
     Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
        because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
        Rumex Axetosa.
  
     Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum
        arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
        have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
        Called also sourwood.
  
     Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  sorrel
       adj : of a light brownish color [syn: brownish-orange]
       n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, wood
            sorrel]
       2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
          sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: dock,
           sour grass]
       3: 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 [syn: roselle, rozelle,
           red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa]
       4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads
          and sauces [syn: common sorrel]
       5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrel
     n.
     1 Any of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
     2 # ''Rumex acetosa'' (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used
  as a salad vegetable.
     3 # Members of genus ''Oxalis'' or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.
     4 # The roselle, ''Hibiscus sabdariffa''.
     5 A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas,
  made from the flowers of ''Hibiscus sabdariffa'': (w: hibiscus tea).
     a.
     Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (qualifier: especially: a
  '''sorrel''' horse)
     n.
     A brown colour, with a tint of red.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorrel
     n.
     (given name en female)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrel
     n.
     1 Any of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
     2 # ''Rumex acetosa'' (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used
  as a salad vegetable.
     3 # Members of genus ''Oxalis'' or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.
     4 # The roselle, ''Hibiscus sabdariffa''.
     5 A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas,
  made from the flowers of ''Hibiscus sabdariffa'': (w: hibiscus tea).
     a.
     Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (qualifier: especially: a
  '''sorrel''' horse)
     n.
     A brown colour, with a tint of red.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorrel
     n.
     (given name en female)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrel
     n.
     1 Any of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
     2 # ''Rumex acetosa'' (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used
  as a salad vegetable.
     3 # Members of genus ''Oxalis'' or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.
     4 # The roselle, ''Hibiscus sabdariffa''.
     5 A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas,
  made from the flowers of ''Hibiscus sabdariffa'': (w: hibiscus tea).
     a.
     Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (qualifier: especially: a
  '''sorrel''' horse)
     n.
     A brown colour, with a tint of red.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorrel
     n.
     (given name en female)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrel
     n.
     1 Any of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
     2 # ''Rumex acetosa'' (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used
  as a salad vegetable.
     3 # Members of genus ''Oxalis'' or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.
     4 # The roselle, ''Hibiscus sabdariffa''.
     5 A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas,
  made from the flowers of ''Hibiscus sabdariffa'': (w: hibiscus tea).
     a.
     Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (qualifier: especially: a
  '''sorrel''' horse)
     n.
     A brown colour, with a tint of red.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorrel
     n.
     (given name en female)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrel
     Englanti n.
     niittysuolaheinä

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  الحمّيض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  sorrel //ˈsɒɹəl// //ˈsɔɹəl// 
  дорест
  colour

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  sorrel //ˈsɒɹəl// //ˈsɔɹəl// 
  ки́селец
  plant

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/ 
  šťovík

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  Großer Sauerampfer , Wiesen-Sauerampfer , Sauerampfer 
           Note: Rumex acetosa
     Synonyms: common sorrel, garden sorrel
  
   see: docks and sorrels
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  
  οξαλίδα, λάπατο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  sorrel //ˈsɒɹəl// //ˈsɔɹəl// 
  suolaheinä
  plant

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  sorrel /sɔrəl/
  bai

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/ 
  1. एक~प्रकार~का~खट्टा-मीठा~पौधा
        "Sorrel is added to food for flavour."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  crvenkastosmeđ, kiseljak, konj dorat, loboda

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  1. vörösessárga ló
  2. rôt
  3. sóska
  4. vöröses sárga

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  sorrel //ˈsɒɹəl// //ˈsɔɹəl// 
  1. 蓚, 酸い葉
  plant
  2. 薄赤褐色
  colour

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  sorrel /sɔrəl/
  lapathum, rumex

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  sorrel /sɔrəl/
  1. roodbruin
  2. zuring

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  sorrel /sɔrəl/
  baio

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  sorrel //ˈsɒɹəl// //ˈsɔɹəl// 
  ängssyra
  plant

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  1. kırmızımsı kahverengi, kızıl doru, kula (at donu)
  2. üç yaşında erkek geyik.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  sorrel /sˈɒɹəl/
  1. kuzukulağı, (bot.) Rumex acetosa. sheep sorrel küçük kuzukulağı, (bot.) Rumex acetosella.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɔɹəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "sorrel":
     bay, bayard, beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet,
     buckskin, calico pony, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa,
     cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, dapple-gray, drab, dun,
     dun-brown, dun-drab, ecru, fawn, fawn-colored, fuscous, gray,
     grege, grizzle, hazel, khaki, lurid, nut-brown, olive-brown,
     olive-drab, paint, painted pony, piebald, pinto, roan, seal,
     seal-brown, sepia, skewbald, snuff-colored, tan, taupe, tawny,
     toast, toast-brown, umber, umber-colored, walnut, walnut-brown,
     yellowish-brown
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 栗色的,栗色毛的;
  n. 栗色,栗色毛的动物,三岁的雄鹿;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 栗色的,栗色毛的
     n. 栗色,栗色毛的动物,三岁的雄鹿

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