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oxalis Definition


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oxalis
noun
    1. Any of various plants with delicate white, pink, red or yellow flowers and clover-like leaves that contain oxalic acid. See also wood sorrel.
Etymology: 17c: Greek, meaning ‘sorrel', from oxys sour or acid, because of the sharp-tasting leaves.



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