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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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