Meanings
plural wood sorrels · alternative woodsorrel · alternative wood-sorrel
- countableuncountableA white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
James learned to chew the wood sorrel for its acid flavour, to watch for its flowers closing on approach of rain, and found where the rare bird's-nest orchid grew.
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13Synonyms: cuckoo bread
- countableuncountableAny of several other species of the genus Oxalis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
More synonyms by meaning
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Translations
Ancient Greek ὀξύς
- ὀξύς (oxús)Oxalis acetosella
Basque basoetako mingotsa
- basoetako mingotsaOxalis acetosella
Bulgarian зайчи киселец
- зайчи киселец (zajči kiselec)Oxalis acetosella
Catalan pa de cucut de bosc
- pa de cucut de boscOxalis acetosella
Czech šťavel
- šťavelplant of the genus Oxalis
Danish surkløver, skovsyre
- surkløverplant of the genus Oxalis
- skovsyreOxalis acetosella
Dutch klaverzuring, witte klaverzuring
- klaverzuringplant of the genus Oxalis
- witte klaverzuringOxalis acetosella
Esperanto okzalo
- okzaloOxalis acetosella
Finnish käenkaali, käenkaali
- käenkaaliplant of the genus Oxalis
- käenkaaliOxalis acetosella
- ketunleipäOxalis acetosella
German Sauerklee, Waldsauerklee
- Sauerkleeplant of the genus Oxalis
- WaldsauerkleeOxalis acetosella
Irish seamair choille
- seamair choilleOxalis acetosella
Italian acetosella
- acetosellaOxalis acetosella
Japanese 酢漿草, 小深山傍食
- 酢漿草 (katabami)plant of the genus Oxalis
- 小深山傍食 (komiyama katabami)Oxalis acetosella
Norwegian Bokmål gjøkesyre, kløversyre
- gjøkesyreOxalis acetosella
- kløversyreOxalis acetosella
- sirisOxalis acetosella
- skogsyreOxalis acetosella
- syrebladOxalis acetosella
- søtsyreOxalis acetosella
- vaffelhjerteOxalis acetosella
Polish szczawik, szczawik zajęczy
- szczawikplant of the genus Oxalis
- szczawik zajęczyOxalis acetosella
Portuguese acetosela, azedinha
- acetoselaOxalis acetosella
- azedinhaOxalis acetosella
- aleluiaOxalis acetosella
Romanian măcrișul-caprei, măcrișor
- măcrișul-capreiOxalis acetosella
- măcrișorOxalis acetosella
Russian кисли́ца
- кисли́ца (kislíca)Oxalis acetosella
Slovak kyslička obyčajná
- kyslička obyčajnáOxalis acetosella
Spanish aleluya
- aleluyaOxalis acetosella
Swedish harsyra
- harsyraOxalis acetosella
Turkish ekşi yonca
- ekşi yoncaOxalis acetosella
Welsh suran y coed, suran yr ŷd
- suran y coedOxalis acetosella
- suran yr ŷdOxalis acetosella
Cite this entry
wood sorrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20sorrel
“wood sorrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20sorrel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood sorrel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20sorrel.
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