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The traditional names of the rowan are those applied to the species Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus torminalis (wild service-tree), and Sorbus domestica (true service-tree). The Latin name sorbus was borrowed into Old English as syrfe. The name service-tree for Sorbus domestica is derived from that name by folk etymology.
Common sorrel or garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa), often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae.Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock. It is a common plant in grassland habitats and is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable (pot herb).n Russia and Ukraine it is called shchavel (ÑÐ°Ð²ÐµÐ»Ñ) and is used to make soup called green borscht. It is used as a soup ingredient in other countries, too (e.g. Lithuania, where it is known as rÅ«gÅ¡tynÄ). In Hungary the plant and its leaves are known as soska (. [sÃ³ska]). ËÊÉËÊkÉ