oxalis

See also: Oxalis

English

Etymology

From the genus name Oxalis.

Noun

oxalis (plural oxalises)

  1. (horticulture) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
    • 2007 April 5, Anne Raver, “Rethinking the Pots on an Old, Cracked Terrace”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      My oxalis and begonias are all in bloom at the windows of my bedroom.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς (oxalís).

Noun

oxalis f (genitive oxalidis); third declension

  1. A kind of sorrel

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative oxalis oxalidēs
genitive oxalidis oxalidum
dative oxalidī oxalidibus
accusative oxalidem oxalidēs
ablative oxalide oxalidibus
vocative oxalis oxalidēs

Descendants

  • Translingual: Oxalis

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