wood sorrel

Japanese: wood sorrel(英語表記)woodsorrel
wood sorrel

Oxalis (wood sorrel, or sorrel; sorrel also refers to the genus Rumex ) is a herbaceous plant of the Oxalidaceae family, with about 300 species distributed widely around the world. Among them, the ones with large flowers that are cultivated for decorative purposes are often called Oxalis (illustration).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "wood sorrel" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カタバミ科カタバミ属Oxalis(英名wood sorrel,sorrel。sorrelはギシギシ属Rumexもさす)は世界各地に約300種が広く分布する草本植物であるが,そのなかで花が大きく観賞用に栽培されるものが,オキザリスの名で呼ばれることが多い(イラスト)。…

※「wood sorrel」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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