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



RESET




Word of the Day

5 May 2025

UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

coffee icon