sheep sorrel

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sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a polygonaceous plant, Rumex acetosella, of the N hemisphere, having slightly bitter-tasting leaves and small reddish flowers

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sheep sorrel - small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places

Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel

sour grass, dock, sorrel - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

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