wood sorrel
noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Oxalis, especially O. acetosella, of Eurasia, having heart-shaped, trifoliolate leaves and white, pink-veined flowers.
Origin of wood sorrel
1515–25; translation of French
sorrel de bois; replacing
woodsour, so called from sour taste of the leaves
Words nearby wood sorrel
wood river,
wood rose,
wood sage,
wood screw,
wood shot,
wood sorrel,
wood spirit,
wood stork,
wood sugar,
wood tar,
wood thrush
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British Dictionary definitions for wood sorrel
wood sorrel
noun
a Eurasian plant, Oxalis acetosella, having trifoliate leaves, an underground creeping stem, and white purple-veined flowers: family Oxalidaceae