Definition of Rumex acetosa

1. Noun. European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens.

Exact synonyms: Garden Sorrel, Sour Dock
Terms within: Common Sorrel, Sorrel
Generic synonyms: Dock, Sorrel, Sour Grass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rumex Acetosa

Ruhr River
Ruhr Valley
Ruinism
Rukiga
Rule 63
Rule of Three
Rumania
Rumanian
Rumanians
Rumansh
Rumelia
Rumelian
Rumelians
Rumex
Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosella
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex scutatus
Rumohra
Rumohra adiantiformis
Rumpel-Leede phenomenon
Rumpel-Leede sign
Rumpel-Leede test
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumper
Rumpers
Rumplestiltskin
Rumsen

Literary usage of Rumex acetosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"(1) A general name for rumex acetosa, L.—Lyte. Prior, p. 216. ... rumex acetosa, L.—Herts. Probably a corruption of Sour Sorrel. Sorrel, Water. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"rumex acetosa. Preparation (The leaves are used for salads and soups ; they contain a large quantity of ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"rumex acetosa, L.—Prior, p. 67. Dock, Smear. Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus, L. —Moray ... rumex acetosa, L.; sometimes extended to R. Aceto- sella, L.—' Sorel, ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"(1) A general name for rumex acetosa, L.—Lyte. Prior, p. 216. ... rumex acetosa, L.—Herts. Probably a corruption of Sour Sorrel. Sorrel, Water. ..."

5. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"rumex acetosa. Preparation (The leaves are used for salads and soups ; they contain a large quantity of ..."

6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"rumex acetosa, L.—Prior, p. 67. Dock, Smear. Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus, L. —Moray ... rumex acetosa, L.; sometimes extended to R. Aceto- sella, L.—' Sorel, ..."

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