Meanings
nounCape sorrel (plural Cape sorrels)
plural Cape sorrels
- Any member of the species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the Middle East, naturalized elsewhere.
Outside, the electric yellow caps of cape sorrel & the white of the mustard & wild narcissus are pressed flat along the headlands.
2010, Kathleen Graber, “Angels Unawares”, in Agni, number 71, page 143 of 142-144Synonyms: Bermuda buttercup, soursop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the Middle East, naturalized elsewhere.
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