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Cape sorrel

Cape sorrel noun: any member of the species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the Middle East, naturalized elsewhere.

cape sorrel: any member of the species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the...
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Noun

Cape sorrel (plural Cape sorrels)

  1. Any member of the species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the Middle East, naturalized elsewhere.
    • Outside, the electric yellow caps of cape sorrel & the white
      of the mustard & wild narcissus are pressed flat along the headlands.2010, Kathleen Graber, “Angels Unawares”, in Agni, number 71, page 143 of 142-144

Synonyms of Cape sorrel

Forms of Cape sorrel

pluralCape sorrels

Questions about Cape sorrel

What does Cape sorrel mean?
Cape sorrel means any member of the species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the Middle East, naturalized elsewhere.
What part of speech is Cape sorrel?
Cape sorrel is a noun.
What is the plural of Cape sorrel?
The plural of Cape sorrel is Cape sorrels.

Words near Cape sorrel in the dictionary

  1. Cape saffron
  2. Cape salmon
  3. Cape Schanck
  4. cape seahorse
  5. cape seahorses
  6. Cape sorrel
  7. Cape sorrels
  8. Cape sparrow
  9. Cape sparrows
  10. Cape St. George
  11. Cape sugarbird

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