HyperDic: sour_dock

English > 1 sense of the expression sour dock:
NOUNplantsour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosaEuropean sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
English > sour dock: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens.
Synonymsgarden sorrel, Rumex acetosa
Partssorrel, common sorrellarge sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
Broaderdock, sorrel, sour grassAny of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
CatalanRumex acetosa

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