Woodsorrel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

A plant of the genus Oxalis, often characterized by clover-like leaves and yellow or purple flowers, commonly found in temperate regions.

Definition of woodsorrel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʊdsɔɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈʊdsɒɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈʊdsɒɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈʊdsɔɹəl/.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Waldsauerklee

🇫🇷French

oseille

🇪🇸Spanish

acedera

🇮🇹Italian

acetosella

🇳🇱Dutch

klaverzuring

🇵🇹Portuguese

azedinha

🇷🇺Russian

щавель

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वुडसोरेल

🇮🇳Tamil

மரப்பூச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

వుడ్సోరెల్

🇮🇳Marathi

वुडसॉरेल

🇮🇳Gujarati

વુડસોરેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವುಡ್ಸೋರೆಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വുഡ്സോറൽ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

酢浆草

🇯🇵Japanese

カタバミ

🇰🇷Korean

우드 소렐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây chua chua

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้สีน้ำตาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

coklat kemerah-merahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حميض الخشب

🇮🇷Persian

ترشک چوبی

🇹🇷Turkish

odun kuzukulağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חומצת עץ

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'woodsorrel'?

The primary meaning of 'woodsorrel' is 'A plant of the genus Oxalis, often characterized by clover-like leaves and yellow or purple flowers, commonly found in temperate regions.'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'woodsorrel' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'woodsorrel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'woodsorrel' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'woodsorrel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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