wood sorrel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
James learned to chew the wood sorrel for its acid flavour, to watch for its flowers closing on approach of rain, and found where the rare bird's-nest orchid grew.
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other species of the genus Oxalis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wood-sorrel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| woodsorrel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wood sorrels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (61)
nl klaverzuring (plant of the genus Oxalis) · sv harsyra (Oxalis acetosella) · cs šťavel (plant of the genus Oxalis) · fi käenkaali (Oxalis acetosella) · it acetosella (Oxalis acetosella) · tr ekşi yonca (Oxalis acetosella) · pt azedinha (Oxalis acetosella) · da surkløver (plant of the genus Oxalis) · fi ketunleipä (Oxalis acetosella) · izh jäniksensoolaheinä (Oxalis acetosella) · mhr мераҥлашка (Oxalis acetosella) · ang ġēaces sūre (Oxalis acetosella) · gl aleluia (Oxalis acetosella) · nb kløversyre (Oxalis acetosella) · nb gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella) · nb skogsyre (Oxalis acetosella) · ki ndabibi (plant of the genus Oxalis) · cy suran yr ŷd (Oxalis acetosella) · pl szczawik (plant of the genus Oxalis) · nn gaukegras (Oxalis acetosella) · da skovsyre (Oxalis acetosella) · fo skarðssýrusmæra (Oxalis acetosella) · mk кисе́лица (Oxalis acetosella) · de Sauerklee (plant of the genus Oxalis) · udm кузьыттурынкуар (Oxalis acetosella) · nn gaukesyre (Oxalis acetosella) · ja 小深山傍食 (Oxalis acetosella) · mhr аракавуч (plant of the genus Oxalis) · kpv шома кор (Oxalis acetosella) · pt acetosela (Oxalis acetosella) · bg зайчи киселец (Oxalis acetosella) · nb søtsyre (Oxalis acetosella) · kk саумалдық (plant of the genus Oxalis) · ca pa de cucut de bosc (Oxalis acetosella) · koi шӧмкор (Oxalis acetosella) · nb siris (Oxalis acetosella) · nn syreblom (Oxalis acetosella) · fi käenkaali (plant of the genus Oxalis) · sk kyslička obyčajná (Oxalis acetosella) · nn gauksyre (Oxalis acetosella) · pt aleluia (Oxalis acetosella) · gl trevo acedo (Oxalis acetosella) · ga seamair choille (Oxalis acetosella) · nn gaukvaffel (Oxalis acetosella) · ro măcrișul-caprei (Oxalis acetosella) · gl pan de cuco (Oxalis acetosella) · tyv чажыл (Oxalis acetosella) · ja 酢漿草 (plant of the genus Oxalis) · mrj моренлӓшкӓ (Oxalis acetosella) · grc ὀξύς (Oxalis acetosella) · nb syreblad (Oxalis acetosella) · pl szczawik zajęczy (Oxalis acetosella) · eo okzalo (Oxalis acetosella) · ru кисли́ца (Oxalis acetosella) · ro măcrișor (Oxalis acetosella) · nl witte klaverzuring (Oxalis acetosella) · nb vaffelhjerte (Oxalis acetosella) · cy suran y coed (Oxalis acetosella) · es aleluya (Oxalis acetosella) · eu basoetako mingotsa (Oxalis acetosella) · de Waldsauerklee (Oxalis acetosella)