NOUN | plant | sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens |
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Meaning | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens. | |
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Synonyms | garden sorrel, 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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