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- a European plant of the dock family, with arrow-shaped leaves that are used in salads and cookery for their acidic flavour酸模。参见WOOD SORREL.
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- Genus Rumex, family Polygonaceae: several species, including the English sorrel (R. acetosa) and the more slender-leaved French sorrel (R. scutatus).酸模属, 蓼科：数种, 包括酸模（拉丁名R. acetosa）及叶子更为细长的盾叶酸模（拉丁名R. scutatus）。
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- （亦作red sorrel）a tall annual Caribbean hibiscus with red flowers and stems玫瑰茄。
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- Hibiscus sabdariffa, family Malvaceae.拉丁名Hibiscus sabdariffa, 锦葵科。
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- mass noun a sweet red drink made from the sepals of these flowers玫瑰茄饮料。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French sorele, of Germanic origin; related to SOUR.