Definition of Oxalis caprina

1. Noun. Short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers.

Exact synonyms: Goat's Foot, Goatsfoot
Generic synonyms: Oxalis, Sorrel, Wood Sorrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxalis Caprina

Ovral
Ovrette
Ovulen
Owen
Owen's lines
Owen Glendower
Owen Wister
Owenian
Owenite
Owenites
Owens
Owensboro
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis caprina
Oxalis cernua
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis crenata
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalis tuberosa
Oxalis violacea
Oxandra
Oxandra lanceolata
Oxbridge
Oxbridgian
Oxfam
Oxford
Oxford English
Oxford English Dictionary

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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