SOR'REL, adjective Of a reddish color; as a sorel horse. SOR'REL, noun A reddish color; a faint red. SOR'REL, noun A plant of the genus Rumex, so named from its acid taste. The wood sorrel is of the genus Oxalis. The Indian red and Indian white sorrels are of the genus Hibiscus.
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