OXALIS

oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel

(noun) any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oxalis (plural oxalises)

(gardening) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis

Synonyms

• wood sorrel

Hyponyms

• common wood sorrel

Anagrams

• loxias

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"a*lis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants,mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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