NOUN | plant | garden sorrel, French sorrel, Rumex scutatus | low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves |
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plant | garden sorrel, sour dock, Rumex acetosa | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens |
Meaning | Low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves. | |
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Synonyms | French sorrel, Rumex scutatus | |
Parts | French sorrel | greens / greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves |
Broader | dock, sorrel, sour grass | Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine |
Meaning | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens. | |
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Synonyms | sour dock, Rumex acetosa | |
Parts | sorrel, common sorrel | large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces |
Broader | dock, sorrel, sour grass | Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine |
Catalan | Rumex acetosa |
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