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wood sorrel

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl

Definitions

  1. A white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
  2. Any of several other species of the genus Oxalis.

Equivalents

DeutschSauerklee
日本語酢漿草
8 more languages
Češtinašťavel
Ελληνικάοξαλίδα
Қазақ тілісаумалдық
Nederlandsklaverzuring
Polskiszczawik
Svenskaharsyra

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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