Hypernyms for "sorrel"
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Bermuda buttercup
bitter dock
broad-leaved dock
common wood sorrel
creeping oxalis
creeping wood sorrel
cuckoo bread
English-weed
French sorrel
garden sorrel
goat''s foot
goatsfoot
oca
oka
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis caprina
Oxalis cernua
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis crenata
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalis tuberosa
Oxalis violacea
Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosella
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex scutatus
shamrock
sheep sorrel
sheep''s sorrel
sour dock
violet wood sorrel
yellow dock
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.