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oxalis

oxalis noun: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis.

oxalis: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
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Noun

oxalis (plural oxalises)

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

Synonyms of oxalis

Forms of oxalis

pluraloxalises

Origin of oxalis

From the genus name Oxalis.

Words formed from oxalis

Questions about oxalis

What does oxalis mean?
Oxalis means any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis.
What part of speech is oxalis?
Oxalis is a noun.
What is the plural of oxalis?
The plural of oxalis is oxalises.

Words near oxalis in the dictionary

  1. oxaliferous
  2. oxaline
  3. oxalinic
  4. oxalinic acid
  5. oxaliplatin
  6. oxalis
  7. oxalises
  8. oxalite
  9. oxalites
  10. oxalo-
  11. oxaloacetate

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