"sourgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sourgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From sour + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sour|grass}} sour + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} sourgrass (usually uncountable, plural sourgrasses)
  1. Sorrel
    of genus Oxalis.
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-sourgrass-en-noun-mcORwYQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Oxalidales order plants, Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 42 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 43 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of Oxalidales order plants: 65 26 10 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 38 33 30
  2. Sorrel
    of species Rumex acetosella
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-sourgrass-en-noun-Wez3-mRO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Buckwheat family plants, Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 43 4 Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 22 70 8 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 38 33 30
  3. A crabgrass of species Digitaria insularis Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-sourgrass-en-noun-mq494bp7 Categories (other): Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 38 33 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lemongrass

Inflected forms

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