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oxlip definition

ox·lip (äks′lip′)

noun

a perennial plant (Primula elatior) of the primrose family, having yellow flowers in early spring

Etymology: OE oxanslyppe < oxan, gen. of oxa (see ox) + slyppe, dropping: see slip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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