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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sor·rel, n.  Bot. One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc.
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sorrel tree
      n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having
           deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white
           flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: sourwood, titi,
            Oxydendrum arboreum]
      2: Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: Hibiscus
          heterophyllus]