French sorrel

Definitions of French sorrel

1. noun

   low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
   synonyms: Rumex scutatus, garden sorrel

   type of:

   dock, sorrel, sour grass

   any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
2. noun

   greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads
   type of:

   green, greens, leafy vegetable

   any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables