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SORREL TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sorrel tree mean?
• SORREL TREE (noun)
The noun SORREL TREE has 2 senses:
1. deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
2. Australian tree with acid foliage
Familiarity information: SORREL TREE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Oxydendrum arboreum; sorrel tree; sourwood; titi
Hypernyms ("sorrel tree" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("sorrel tree" is a member of...):
genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum (sourwood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Australian tree with acid foliage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Hibiscus heterophyllus; sorrel tree
Hypernyms ("sorrel tree" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
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