Sorrel (disambiguation)
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Sorrel
(Rumex acetosella) is a perennial herb cultivated as a leaf vegetable
Sorrel may also refer to:
Sorrel
Common sorrel or garden sorrel , often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable...
(Rumex acetosella) is a perennial herb cultivated as a leaf vegetable
Sorrel may also refer to:
Plants
- BilimbiBilimbiAverrhoa bilimbi is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of the carambola.-Nomenclature:...
or Tree Sorrel (Averrhoa bilimbi) - OxalidaceaeOxalidaceaeThe Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of eight genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 900 species in the genus Oxalis...
, family of plants known as the woodsorrel family - OxalisOxalisOxalis is by far the largest genus in the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae: of the approximately 900 known species in the Oxalidaceae, 800 belong here...
, largest genus in the Oxalidaceae, known as woodsorrels - Oxyria digynaOxyria digynaOxyria digyna a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family. It is common in the tundra of Arctic...
, known as Alpine Sorrel or Mountain Sorrel - Roselle (plant)Roselle (plant)The roselle is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub, growing to tall...
(Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as Jamaican Sorrel and in the Caribbean simply as "sorrel" - RumexRumexThe docks and sorrels, genus Rumex L., are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae....
, genus of plants known as docks and sorrels - SourwoodSourwoodSourwood or sorrel tree is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois; it is most common in the lower chain of the Appalachian Mountains...
or Sorrel Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Horses
- Sorrel (horse)Sorrel (horse)Sorrel is an alternative word for one of the most common equine coat colors in horses. While the term is usually used to refer to a copper-red shade of chestnut, in some places it is used generically in place of "chestnut" to refer to any reddish horse with a same-color or lighter mane and tail,...
, an alternative term for a reddish-colored horse, more often known as "chestnut" - Old SorrelOld SorrelOld Sorrel, sometimes known as The Old Sorrel, was a Quarter Horse stallion who was the foundation of the King Ranch linebreeding program for Quarter Horses, and the cornerstone of the King Ranch horse breeding program.-Life:...
(foaled 1915), Quarterhorse stallion
People
- Hetty SorrelHetty SorrelHetty Sorrel is a major character in George Eliot's novel Adam Bede .Beautiful but thoughtless Hetty lives in the fictional community of Hayslope — a rural, pastoral and close-knit community in 1799. Her home is on Mr. Martin Poyser's dairy farm as she is his niece. Because she is an extremely...
, fictional character in George Eliot's novel Adam Bede - Moxley SorrelMoxley SorrelGilbert Moxley Sorrel was a Confederate States Army officer and historian of the Confederacy.-Early life:Sorrel was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of one of the wealthiest men in the city, Francis Sorrel. He was the brother-in-law of William W...
(1838–1901), American civil war soldier
Places
- MountsorrelMountsorrelMountsorrel is a village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough with a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, village in Leicestershire, England - Mount Sorrel, neighbourhood of Broad ChalkeBroad ChalkeBroad Chalke, sometimes spelled Broadchalke , Broad Chalk or Broadchalk, is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 8 miles west of the city of Salisbury. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 652 but this has now risen to around 850...
, Wiltshire, England
Other
- Heliophorus senaHeliophorus senaThe Sorrel Sapphire is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.-References:* Evans, W.H. The Identification of Indian Butterflies...
or Sorrel Sapphire, Indian butterfly - USS Sorrel (1864)USS Sorrel (1864)USS Sorrel was a small 68-ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War.The Navy placed Sorrel in service as a Philadelphia tugboat, a role she maintained through the end of the Civil War and for a short period afterwards.- Purchased at Philadelphia in 1864...
, American navy ship - Sorrel Weed HouseSorrel Weed HouseThe Sorrel Weed House, or the Francis Sorrel House, is a historic facility located in Savannah, Georgia. It represents one of the finest examples of Greek Revival and Regency architecture in Savannah and was one of the first two homes in the state of Georgia to be made a state landmark in 1954...
or Francis Sorrel House, historic house in Savannah, Georgia, USA - Sorrel, a hibiscus teaHibiscus teaHibiscus tea is the infusion made from the calyces of the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, an herbal tea drink consumed both hot and cold by people around the world...
popular in Jamaica
See also
- Rosalie SorrelsRosalie SorrelsRosalie Sorrels is an American folk singer-songwriter who resides in the mountains near Boise, Idaho. She began her public career as a singer and collector of traditional folksongs in the late 1950s. During the early 1960s she left her husband and began traveling and performing at music festivals...
(born 1933), American singer-songwriter - SorelSorelSorel is a line of winter boots, currently a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear. The boot has long been popular in Canada for its high quality and warmth. The Sorel line was introduced in 1962 by Kitchener, Ontario-based Kaufman Rubber Co. , and became the world's best-selling cold weather boot...
- SorellSorellSorell may refer to:* William Sorell , Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania* Sorell, Tasmania north east of Hobart* Cape Sorell, Tasmania on the west coast of Tasmania*Port Sorell, Tasmania on the north coast-See also:*Sorel...
- SorrellSorrell-People:* Elizabeth Sorrell , American newspaper society columnist* Herb Sorrell , American union leader* John Sorrell , Canadian hockey player* Kevin Sorrell , English rugby player...