oxylobium
US/ˌɑk.sɪˈloʊ.bi.əm/
oxylobium noun: any leguminous plant of the genus Oxylobium, also commonly called shaggy peas.
Noun
oxylobium (plural oxylobiums)
- Any leguminous plant of the genus Oxylobium, also commonly called shaggy peas.
- Pod stipitate, oblong, 3 to 4 lines long, straight or incurved, pubescent and turgid as in other Oxylobiums, but much narrower.1863, George Bentham, Ferdinand Mueller, Flora Australiensis: A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory., volume I, O. trilobatum, page 25
- All Oxylobiums and Gastrolobiums agree in having pea-shaped flowers, which produce small pods containing two or more dark-colored seeds.1925 December 25, “Poison Plants of Western Australia.”, in Great Southern Leader, Pingelley, Western Australia, Identification of Poisonous Species., page 8
Forms of oxylobium
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Origin of oxylobium
Borrowed from translingual Oxylobium, from translingual oxy- (“sharp”, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)) + Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “lobe”) + translingual -ium, literally “sharp-lober”.
Questions about oxylobium
- What does oxylobium mean?
- Oxylobium means any leguminous plant of the genus Oxylobium, also commonly called shaggy peas.
- What part of speech is oxylobium?
- Oxylobium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oxylobium?
- Oxylobium is pronounced /ˌɑk.sɪˈloʊ.bi.əm/ (US).
- What is the plural of oxylobium?
- The plural of oxylobium is oxylobiums.
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