sheep sorrel
a slender weed, Rumex acetosella, of the buckwheat family, found in poor, dry soils, having arrow-shaped leaves with an acid taste.
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How to use sheep sorrel in a sentence
The spade or plow that turns these under is sure to turn up some other variety, as chickweed, sheep-sorrel, or goose-foot.
A Year in the Fields | John Burroughssheep sorrel was most common, next to this yellow or bitter dock and green foxtail.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds | W. J. (William James) BealThe property was picturesque to look at but its best herbage was sheep-sorrel.
My Friends at Brook Farm | John Van Der Zee SearsRumex acetosella (sheep sorrel), common by river and log-paths, as Chesuncook log-path.
The Maine Woods | Henry David ThoreauReddy resembles the common, but much-admired sheep sorrel, while I am like that tender little flower, the forget-me-not.
Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School | Jessie Graham Flower
British Dictionary definitions for sheep sorrel
a polygonaceous plant, Rumex acetosella, of the N hemisphere, having slightly bitter-tasting leaves and small reddish flowers
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