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Definition of Oxalis cernua
1. Noun. South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers.
Generic synonyms: Oxalis, Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxalis Cernua
Literary usage of Oxalis cernua
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin of Plant Structures by Self-adaptation to the Environment by George Henslow (1895)
"As a remarkable instance of a plant having undergone a complete change of season
in flowering, oxalis cernua may be mentioned. This is a native of the Cape ..."
2. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"oxalis cernua. Jacqu- oxal. 37- t. 6, Drooping Wood Sorrel. Nat. of the Cape of
Good Hope. Fl. February—May. G. H- V. Cult. 1757, by Mr. Ph. Mitler. ..."
3. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"... Lour oxalis cernua, Thumb. . . Yellow Oxalis . v. fl. pi. Pancratium canariense,
Kcr- .... Qawl. Pandanus utilis, Dory Parkinsonia aculeata, Linn. ..."
4. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1878)
"The oxalis cernua possesses in a high degree the qualifications we have attributed
to the whole genus ; its flowers are of the purest yellow, of a delicious ..."
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