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Noun: sorrel tree  so-rul tree
  1. Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
    - sourwood, titi, Oxydendrum arboreum
     
  2. Australian tree with acid foliage
    - Hibiscus heterophyllus

Derived forms: sorrel trees

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree, hibiscus

Part of: genus Oxydendrum, Oxydendrum

Encyclopedia: Sorrel tree

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