'Sorrel tree' definitions:
Definition of 'sorrel tree'
(from WordNet)
noun
Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: sorrel tree, sourwood, titi, Oxydendrum arboreum]
noun
Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: sorrel tree, Hibiscus heterophyllus]
Definition of 'Sorrel tree'
From: GCIDE
- Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r sour. See Sour.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
- Red sorrel. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called sheep sorrel.
- Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or Rumex Axetosa.
- Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also sourwood.
- Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis. [1913 Webster]