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Definition of Oxalis tuberosa
1. Noun. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxalis Tuberosa
Literary usage of Oxalis tuberosa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"Oxalis tuberosa produces numerous small tubers. The Bolivians often expose them
for a long time to the sun, by which they lose acidity, become saccharine, ..."
2. A Treatise on Food and Dietetics Physiologically and Therapeutically Considered by Frederick William Pavy (1881)
"The Oxalis crenata and Oxalis tuberosa are natives of Peru and Bolivia. Their tubers,
when cooked, become mealy, like potatoes, and are said to be much ..."
3. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"... appears to have belonged, specially, to Oxalis tuberosa. Another root " like
the oca in shape, but not in taste," called in Quichua " anus," was less ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1836)
"The Oxalis tuberosa is a plant of Chili, not of Mexico; at least I have never
heard of any plant of this genus with esculent roots being cultivated in the ..."
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