sorrel vs turmeric

sorrel

noun
  • A brown colour, with a tint of red. 

  • Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable. 

  • The roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa. 

  • Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels. 

  • A drink, consumed especially in the Caribbean around Christmas, made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa: hibiscus tea. 

adj
  • Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse) 

turmeric

noun
  • A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant. 

  • An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). 

  • The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food. 

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