oseille

Definitions of oseille
  1. noun
    European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
  2. noun
    informal terms for money
    synonyms: blé
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    type of:
    argent
    the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
  3. noun
    any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
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    type of:
    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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