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sheep sorrel

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noun

a slender weed, Rumex acetosella, of the buckwheat family, found in poor, dry soils, having arrow-shaped leaves with an acid taste.

Origin of sheep sorrel

First recorded in 1570–80

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Examples from the Web for sheep sorrel

Historical Examples of sheep sorrel

The property was picturesque to look at but its best herbage was sheep-sorrel.
My Friends at Brook Farm
John Van Der Zee Sears
After Rabbits'-meat, sheep-sorrel, cuckoo-spice, we find Hallelujah!
Society for Pure English, Tract 5
Society for Pure English
The spade or plow that turns these under is sure to turn up some other variety, as chickweed, sheep-sorrel, or goose-foot.
A Year in the Fields
John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for sheep sorrel

sheep sorrel

sheep's sorrel

noun

a polygonaceous plant, Rumex acetosella, of the N hemisphere, having slightly bitter-tasting leaves and small reddish flowers

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