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oxalethyline |
oxalic |
oxalic acid |
oxalidaceae |
oxaline |
oxalis
| oxalis acetosella
| oxalis caprina
| oxalis cernua
| oxalis corniculata
| oxalis crenata
oxalis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oxalis has 1 sense
- oxalis(n = noun.plant) sorrel, wood sorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis; Array is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus oxalis
has particulars: common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, oxalis acetosella, shamrock, bermuda buttercup, english-weed, oxalis cernua, oxalis pes-caprae, creeping oxalis, creeping wood sorrel, oxalis corniculata, goat's foot, goatsfoot, oxalis caprina, oxalis violacea, violet wood sorrel, oca, oka, oxalis crenata, oxalis tuberosa
CIDE DICTIONARY
oxalis, n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. 'oxali`s, fr. 'oxy`s sharp, pungent, acid.].
A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oxalis, n. any plant of the genus Oxalis, with trifoliate leaves and white or pink flowers.
Etymology
L f. Gk f. oxus sour
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