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SORREL TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian tree with acid foliage
Synonyms:
Hibiscus heterophyllus; sorrel tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sorrel tree" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
Synonyms:
Oxydendrum arboreum; sorrel tree; sourwood; titi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("sorrel tree" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("sorrel tree" is a member of...):
genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum (sourwood)
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