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Definitions for: Oxalis
[n] any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Webster (1913) Definition: Ox"a*lis, n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. ???, fr. ????
sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting
trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also {wood
sorrel}.
Synonyms: sorrel, wood sorrel
See Also: Bermuda buttercup, common wood sorrel, creeping oxalis, creeping wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, English-weed, genus Oxalis, goat's foot, goatsfoot, herb, herbaceous plant, oca, oka, Oxalis acetosella, Oxalis caprina, Oxalis cernua, Oxalis corniculata, Oxalis crenata, Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis violacea, shamrock, violet wood sorrel
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