wood sorrel

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian plant, Oxalis acetosella, having trifoliate leaves, an underground creeping stem, and white purple-veined flowers: family Oxalidaceae

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wood sorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

oxalis, sorrel

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Oxalis - type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels

common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, Oxalis acetosella, shamrock - Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

Bermuda buttercup, English-weed, Oxalis cernua, Oxalis pes-caprae - South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers

creeping oxalis, creeping wood sorrel, Oxalis corniculata - creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan

goat's foot, goatsfoot, Oxalis caprina - short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers

Oxalis violacea, violet wood sorrel - perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers

oca, Oxalis crenata, Oxalis tuberosa, oka - South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

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wood sorrel

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Bermuda buttercup common wood sorrel creeping oxalis creeping wood sorrel cuckoo bread English-weed genus Oxalis goat's foot goatsfoot oca Oka oxalis Oxalis acetosella Oxalis caprina Oxalis cernua Oxalis corniculata Oxalis crenata Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalis tuberosa	He is toying with using watercress or wood sorrel but would love to source the Rigan leaf known as "wood acid" as it imparts a lovely lemony flavour. Lat's what I call food! Top chef gets a taste of Riga - and delivers ... by Birmingham Mail (England) We began with Jerusalem Artichoke Soup and sea relish, followed by tongue oysters, then red deer with white onion puree and wood sorrel. Travel: Highland fling; Andrew Hebden makes a return trip to a very ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) We pick wood sorrel, which looks like clover and tastes of apple skins, and wild garlic, easily identifiable by its aroma. How to be a hunter-gatherer by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk	wood mouse wood nettle Wood nightshade Wood nut wood nymph Wood offering wood opal wood owl Wood partridge wood pewee Wood pie wood pigeon wood pitch wood poppy wood preservative wood pulp wood pussy wood rabbit wood rat Wood reed grass Wood rush wood sage Wood screw wood shavings wood shot wood sorrel wood spirit wood spirits wood spurge wood stork wood strawberry wood sugar wood swallow wood tar wood thrush wood tick wood vinegar wood violet wood vise Wood wagtail wood warbler wood wasp wood widgeon Wood wind wood woollyfoot Wood's alloy Wood's metal wood-and-water joey Wood-bound wood-burning wood-creeper	wood sage wood sages Wood Sandpiper wood sanicles wood satyr wood satyr Wood screw Wood screw Wood screw Wood sealer Wood sealer Wood sealer Wood seasoning wood shavings wood shavings Wood Shear-Resisting Frame Wood shingle Wood shop Wood shop wood shot wood sill wood sill wood sill wood slip wood slip wood slip wood slip Wood smoke Wood smoke Wood smoke wood sorrel wood sorrels wood sorrels wood sorrels Wood Sour Wood Sour Wood Sour wood spirit wood spirit wood spirit wood spirits wood spurge Wood Stabilizing Specialists, International Wood Stanol Ester-Containing Margarine Wood Star Wood Star Wood Star wood stork wood storks Wood Stove Dilution-Sampling System wood strawberry Wood Structural Design Data Wood Structural Elements wood stud anchor wood sugar wood sugar wood sugar Wood Supply Research Group Wood Supply Research Institute Wood Supply Systems Group wood swallow

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Bermuda buttercup
common wood sorrel
creeping oxalis
creeping wood sorrel
cuckoo bread
English-weed
genus Oxalis
goat's foot
goatsfoot
oca
Oka
oxalis
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis caprina
Oxalis cernua
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis crenata
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalis tuberosa

He is toying with using watercress or wood sorrel but would love to source the Rigan leaf known as "wood acid" as it imparts a lovely lemony flavour.

Lat's what I call food! Top chef gets a taste of Riga - and delivers ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

We began with Jerusalem Artichoke Soup and sea relish, followed by tongue oysters, then red deer with white onion puree and wood sorrel.

Travel: Highland fling; Andrew Hebden makes a return trip to a very ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

We pick wood sorrel, which looks like clover and tastes of apple skins, and wild garlic, easily identifiable by its aroma.

How to be a hunter-gatherer by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk