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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (4 Down) sorrel (NOUN) 1. Commonly used to designate a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color. 2. East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber. Synonyms: Hibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, rozelle. 3. Any of several herbs with large sour-tasting leaves used in salads and sauces. 4. Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine. Synonyms: dock, sour grass. 5. Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis. Synonym: wood sorrel. (ADJECTIVE) Of a light brownish color. Synonym: brownish-orange.
Did You Know? (52 Down) Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) was an Italian composer whose operas showcased singers who were masters of the bel canto singing style. Bel canto means "beautiful song" in Italian and emphasized perfect singing technique in a clear tone. The tragic opera Norma was considered Bellini's masterpiece. It premiered in 1831 and is still performed today.
EASY CROSSWORDS LINKS 001-100 AND EASY CROSSWORDS LINKS 101-200
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