WOOD SORREL


Meaning of WOOD SORREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 13th century

: any of a genus ( Oxalis of the family Oxalidaceae, the wood-sorrel family) of herbs with acid sap, compound leaves, and regular flowers having five usually white, purple, or yellow petals ; especially : either of two stemless herbs ( O. montana of North America and O. acetosella of Eurasia) with trifoliolate leaves

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