Oxalis
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- noun
- /ˈɒksəlɪs/
- Specialized
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Oxalis
- The chef garnished the dish with oxalis, adding a tangy flavor to the salad.
Examples
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The white mountain oxalis is the most common wildflower in the stand.
Academic text (1990) -
And then there's an Oxalis in here that has done really well and a diamond snow euphorbia.
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The learner would then be provided with a picture of an ox eating a clover-like plant, with further instructions to use the ox to trigger the image, leading to the understanding of the word oxalis.
Academic text (2005) -
In spring, the garden was filled with patches of oxalis, bringing a splash of green and delicate flowers.
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During our hike, we spotted fields of oxalis blooming beautifully along the trail.
Synonyms
A small plant with clover-like leaves and yellow or white flowers that grows in woods and meadows
Compounds
- Specialized
A small low weed with many branches and small yellow flowers that spreads over lawns and gardens
- Specialized
A small forest plant with three heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins
- Specialized
A small creeping plant with three leaflets and tiny yellow flowers often found as a weed
- Specialized
A bulb plant with clover-like leaves and bright yellow flowers that spreads like a weed
- Specialized
A plant from eastern North America that lives for several years with purple five-petaled flowers and leaves like clover
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oxalis comes from the Greek root oxys, which means 'sharp' or 'sour', because the leaves of these plants have a sour taste like sorrel. So Oxalis is the name for a group of small, clover-like plants (wood sorrels) and the sour taste helps explain the name.