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Definition of Oxalis acetosella
1. Noun. Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers.
Generic synonyms: Oxalis, Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxalis Acetosella
Literary usage of Oxalis acetosella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"... so named because of its reputed efficacy as a gargle in sore throat and quinsy.
CXC. oxalis acetosella, L. WOOD-SORREL. Nat. ..."
2. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"oxalis acetosella. OXALIS ACETOSA, gen. Oxal'idin, (from •{tic, ' ucid,' owing
to the sharpness of its juice,) Rumex ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"oxalis acetosella, L.—Sal. (Pulverbatch). Cuckoo-sorrel. ... oxalis acetosella,
L.—Hal. Wr. Cuckoo-spit. (1) Cardamine pratensis, L.—' In the north of ..."
4. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1829)
"The oxalis acetosella is a perennial plant, flowering in April and May ; it is very
... The root of the oxalis acetosella grows horizontal, is granulated, ..."
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