common wood sorrel meaning

• Noun: common wood sorrel
  1. Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
     - cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella

  Derived forms: common wood sorrels

  Type of: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel

  Encyclopedia: Common wood sorrel

• wood sorrel:    Noun: wood sorrelA ...
• common sorrel:    Noun: common sorre ...
• creeping wood sorrel:    Noun: creeping woo ...

Examples

1. The common wood sorrel is sometimes referred to as a shamrock and given as a gift on St . Patrick's Day.
2. Some plants with rhizomes, such as common wood sorrel ( " Oxalis acetosella " ) do well in this habitat.
3. The leaves of common wood sorrel ( " O . acetosella " ) may be used to make a lemony-tasting tea when dried.
4. While common wood sorrel may be used to differentiate it from most other species of " Oxalis ", in North America, " Oxalis montana " is also called common wood sorrel.
5. While common wood sorrel may be used to differentiate it from most other species of " Oxalis ", in North America, " Oxalis montana " is also called common wood sorrel.