Definition of Oxalis

1. Noun. Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis.

Exact synonyms: Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Oxalis
Specialized synonyms: Common Wood Sorrel, Cuckoo Bread, Oxalis Acetosella, Shamrock, Bermuda Buttercup, English-weed, Oxalis Cernua, Oxalis Pes-caprae, Creeping Oxalis, Creeping Wood Sorrel, Oxalis Corniculata, Goat's Foot, Goatsfoot, Oxalis Caprina, Oxalis Violacea, Violet Wood Sorrel, Oca, Oka, Oxalis Crenata, Oxalis Tuberosa

Definition of Oxalis

1. n. A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel.

Definition of Oxalis

1. a flowering plant [n -ALISES] : OXALIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Oxalis

1. A genus of plants,mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves. Synonym: wood sorrel. Origin: L, a kind of sorrel, Gr, fr. Sharp,pungent, acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxalis

oxalate
oxalated
oxalates
oxalates
oxalate calculus
oxalating
oxaldehyde
oxalethyline
oxalic
oxalic
oxalic acid
oxalic acid
Oxalidaceae
oxaline
oxalis (current term)
oxalis (current term)
oxalises
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis caprina
Oxalis cernua
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis crenata
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalis tuberosa
Oxalis violacea
oxalite
oxalo
oxaloacetate
oxaloacetate
oxaloacetates

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