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RUMEX ACETOSELLA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Rumex acetosella mean?

• RUMEX ACETOSELLA (noun)
The noun RUMEX ACETOSELLA has 1 sense:

1. small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places

Familiarity information: RUMEX ACETOSELLA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RUMEX ACETOSELLA (noun)

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Meaning:

Small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Rumex acetosella; sheep sorrel; sheep's sorrel

Hypernyms ("Rumex acetosella" is a kind of...):

dock; sorrel; sour grass (any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)

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