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oxlip

The definition of an oxlip is a European primrose that has yellow flowers on one side of the stem.

(noun)

A plant that has a yellow rose flower on one side of its thorny stem and that is a cross between a cowslip and a hybrid primrose is an example of an oxlip.

See oxlip in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

See oxlip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A Eurasian primrose (Primula elatior) having yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English oxeslippe

Origin: , from Old English oxanslyppe

Origin: : oxan

Origin: , genitive sing. of oxa, ox

Origin: + slyppe, slimy substance; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots

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