Synonyms for sorrel

Most common

dock · sour grass · wood sorrel · oxalis · red sorrel · chestnut · common sorrel · shav

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

2. n. 2

   Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.

3. n. 3

   Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.

Related words

Phrases

yellow wood sorrel red sorrel wood sorrel common sorrel salt of sorrel sheep sorrel tree sorrel garden sorrel

Forms

Plural

sorrels → docks, oxalises, roselles, chestnuts…

Example sentences

• dock Tom sat on the dock, looking at children swimming.
• chestnut They're sitting in the shade of the chestnut tree.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

dock¹, shav

6 letters

oxalis³

7 letters

roselle

8 letters

chestnut²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oxalis³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

oseille

Español

acedera

Deutsch

Sauerampfer