wood sorrel
/ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/
wood sorrel noun: a white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
Noun
wood sorrel (countable and uncountable, plural wood sorrels)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- cuckoo bread
- Any of several other species of the genus Oxalis.
wood sorrel meaning in Tamil
wood sorrel in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of wood sorrel
Forms of wood sorrel
| plural | wood sorrels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | woodsorrel |
| alternative form | wood-sorrel |
Questions about wood sorrel
- What does wood sorrel mean?
- Wood sorrel means a white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
- What is wood sorrel in Tamil?
- Wood sorrel in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Wood sorrel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wood sorrel?
- Wood sorrel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wood sorrel?
- Wood sorrel is pronounced /ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/.
- What is the plural of wood sorrel?
- The plural of wood sorrel is wood sorrels.
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