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Webster 1913 Edition

Oxlip

Ox′lipˊ

,
Noun.
[AS.
oxanslyppe
. See
Ox
, and
Cowslip
.]
(Bot.)
The great cowslip (
Primula veris
, var.
elatior
).

Webster 1828 Edition

Oxlip

OX'LIP

,
Noun.
A plant, the cowslip.

Definition 2024

oxlip

oxlip

English

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Alternative forms

  • oxelip

Noun

oxlip ‎(plural oxlips)

  1. The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.

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Etymology

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

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