sour grass

sour grass — noun

1. a plant with long green leaves that have a sharp, sour taste, eaten raw in salad

1.名詞
釋義

a plant with long green leaves that have a sharp, sour taste, eaten raw in salads or used in cooking to add a lemony flavour — also known as sorrel.

例句

Grandma picked fresh sour grass from the garden to add to her salad.

The chef used sour grass instead of lemon to give the soup a tangy flavour.

used as a lemony substitute in cooking

同義詞
  • sorrel

    the formal common name; used in recipes and gardening

  • dock

    a broader group of related plants; some docks are edible, others are bitter

用法筆記

This is a common, non-scientific name. The plant is formally called sorrel (genus Rumex). In some regions the name may also refer to similar-tasting plants like wood sorrel (Oxalis).