Translingual

Proper noun

Oxalis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oxalidaceae – including most of the wood sorrels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I, COM clade - clades; Oxalidales - order; Oxalidaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Oxalis subg. Monoxalis, Oxalis subg. Oxalis, Oxalis subg. Thamnoxys, Oxalis subg. Trifidus - subgenera
  • Oxalis acetosella - type species; for others of the numerous species see Oxalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

English

Oxalis

Noun

oxalis ‎(plural oxalises)

1. (horticulture) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
   • 2007 April 5, Anne Raver, “Rethinking the Pots on an Old, Cracked Terrace”, in New York Times:

     My oxalis and begonias are all in bloom at the windows of my bedroom.

Synonyms

• wood sorrel

Hyponyms

• common wood sorrel

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