Definitions of sheep's sorrel
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small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
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synonyms:
Rumex acetosella, sheep sorrel
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type of:
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dock, sorrel, sour grass
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
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dock, sorrel, sour grass
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