Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "sorrel" can be used as noun, proper noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Dbpedia Genus

rumex

Derived Terms

Cape sorrel French sorrel Guinea sorrel Indian sorrel Jamaican sorrel Krause's sorrel alpine sheep's sorrel alpine sorrel buckler sorrel field sorrel grassleaf sorrel heartwing sorrel lavender sorrel leaf-shield sorrel maiden sorrel mountain sorrel narrow-leaved sorrel red sorrel redwood sorrel salt of sorrel scurvy-grass sorrel sea sorrel sheep sorrel shield-leaf sorrel sorrel tree tree sorrel upright yellow-sorrel wood sorrel woodsorrel yellow wood sorrel

Derived From

sore sour

Etymologically Related To

sere sour

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Equus caballus green greens herb herbaceous plant hibiscus horse leafy vegetable

Type Of (IsA)

greens herb plant herbaceous plant horse plant

Part Of

sour dock

Related Terms

oxalic acid schav sourwood

Related Terms

christmas common sorrel garden sorrel oxalic acid oxalidaceae oxalis roselle rumex acetosa schav sourwood woodsorrel

Similar Terms

chromatic

Synonym Network

brownish orange dock oxalis roselle

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.