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sorrel

[sawr-uhl, sor-] / ˈsɔr əl, ˈsɒr- /


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One flank is covered with tranquil forests and fields where typical local crops like spinach, sorrel and chives grow.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

"Stinging nettles are a come again plant. Cow parsley, sorrel too. Strangely you can pick a lot of salads now," he says.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2024

If I go to Sqirl, I really like the sorrel pesto rice bowl, or the frittata thing they do is beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2024

Michel’s father and uncle, Pierre and Jean, were widely considered to be nouvelle cuisine pioneers, emblematized by a famous salmon and sorrel dish they invented.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2023

The slopes and low hills that fell gently toward the river only appeared welcoming; underneath vines, carpet grass, wild grape, hibiscus and wood sorrel, the ground was as porous as a sieve.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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