Oxlip Definition

ŏkslĭp
noun
A perennial plant (Primula elatior) of the primrose family, having yellow flowers in early spring.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Primula elatior
  • paigle

Other Word Forms of Oxlip

Noun

Singular:
oxlip
Plural:
oxlips

Origin of Oxlip

  • From Middle English *oxeslyppe, from Old English oxanslyppe (“oxlip"), from oxan, genitive of oxa (“ox") + slyppe (“paste, slimy substance"). Compare cowslip, of similar formation.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English oxeslippe from Old English oxanslyppe oxan genitive sing. of oxa ox slyppe slimy substance sleubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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