English Dictionary

sorrel

/ˈsɒɹəl/

noun

Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable. / Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels. / The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa.

I harvested some fresh sorrel from my garden.

意味（1）

Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.

意味（2）

Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.

意味（3）

The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa.

意味（4）

A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas, made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa: hibiscus tea.

Now, many people drink alcohol, but when I was a child I remember drinking sorrel, ginger beer and drinks made from fresh fruits such as soursop and passion-fruit. Sorrel was prepared over a long period, not as quickly as it is now.