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Definition of Oxalis caprina
1. Noun. Short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxalis Caprina
Literary usage of Oxalis caprina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flowers for the Parlor and Garden by Edward Sprague Rand (1864)
"Oxalis Carnosa will do well with the same treatment. Oxalis caprina. Two varieties,
the single and double; the former is preferable, and the freer bloomer. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The plant Oxalis caprina, a South African species cultivated in greenhouses. П.
a. Resembling a goat's foot—Goat's-foot ..."
3. The Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts by John White Webster, John Ware, Daniel Treadwell (1825)
"New Holland. Medicago arborea Island of Rhodes Olea fragrans China. Oxalis caprina
Cape of Good Hope " rosacea do. ..."
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