WOOD SORREL


Meaning of WOOD SORREL in English

any of numerous plants of the genus Oxalis, esp. O. acetosella, of Eurasia, having heart-shaped, trifoliolate leaves and white, pink-veined flowers.

[ 1515-25; trans. of F sorrel de bois; r. woodsour, so called from sour taste of the leaves ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .