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ox knee

ox knee noun: cyathula officinalis, a species of Sino-Nepali amaranth-family plant.

ox knee: cyathula officinalis, a species of Sino-Nepali amaranth-family plant
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Noun

ox knee (plural ox knees)

  1. Cyathula officinalis, a species of Sino-Nepali amaranth-family plant.
    Synonyms:
    Cyathula root, radix Cyathula
  2. A chaff flower of species Achyranthes bidentata.

Synonyms of ox knee

  • Cyathula root
  • radix Cyathula

Forms of ox knee

pluralox knees

Origin of ox knee

From ox + knee, for unknown reasons.

Questions about ox knee

What does ox knee mean?
Ox knee means cyathula officinalis, a species of Sino-Nepali amaranth-family plant.
What part of speech is ox knee?
Ox knee is a noun.
What is the plural of ox knee?
The plural of ox knee is ox knees.

Words near ox knee in the dictionary

  1. owzthat
  2. ox
  3. ox beetle
  4. ox beetles
  5. ox is in the ditch
  6. ox knee
  7. ox knees
  8. ox tongue spear
  9. ox tongue spears
  10. ox warbler
  11. ox warblers

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